Pura Vida
ROBIN SUBAR
“We are the real deal,” Charles Brewer says confidently. “The car-freeness is what makes this place unique. Being here makes you a nicer person.”
After spending a long weekend at Las Catalinas, I am convinced that he literally walks the walk, embodying the local
pura vida, or pure life, culture.
Brewer, an Atlanta-based entrepreneur and founder of the dotcom MindSpring Enterprise, is the real estate developer behind Las
Catalinas. The 1,200-acre seaside utopia, located on the Guanacaste Coast of Costa Rica, is reminiscent of medieval hill towns like Cinque Terre, Italy and Ronda, Spain.
Fresh Tico breakfast prepared daily by house mom