Finca Rio Perla



Finca Rio Perla agro-eco community combines natural beauty with adventure, environmental education, while contributing and giving back to the community.

 

At the center of the Finca Rio Perla farm-retreat are our refreshing, bold, and beautiful waterfalls.

 

We have natural pools, sparkling streams and springs, and an abundance of birds, and colorful butterflies which contribute to this countryside paradise in Costa Rica.


Our rooms are uniquely decorated with interesting artwork from around world, local woodworking, and furniture.  Wide windows offer a spectacular scenic view, cool clean air, and soothing sounds of our nearby streams.

 

We have hot and cold running water, full kitchen and private bathrooms, electricity, phone and internet service.

 

Keeping with our mission of community building, we are fortunate have a Tico family living on the farm to greet and assist you.



Our Posada Rustica balcony provides a pleasing panoramic view of the 300 acre farm-retreat.  The Posada has several bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 4 showers, full kitchen and eating areas for over 20 persons.

 

The Casa Central cottage has one bedroom, a sitting room which can also be used as a second bedroom.  Our cottage has full kitchen, cooking facilities, and utensils.  There is electricity, hot water and a nice bathroom with a shower. 

 

The large covered patio (pictured) can be used for yoga, relaxing in a rocking chair, or friendly gathering, or setting up tents.

 

The Stablo is a restored structure with large wooden floor for tents, workshops, gatherings, and a large area for preparing food and dining.  There is also a game area.  There is also a nearby picnic area and streams for swimming, and fishing.


We offer food service based on healthy vegetarian cooking that includes dairy products and eggs.  We try to use farm-grown products, locally produced products, and organic products whenever possible.  We also have tilapia ponds, and will prepare freshly caught tilapia fish – especially if you catch it.  We try to combine traditional Costa Rican cooking with international vegetarian recipes.

 


Affordable and bilingual, we have various types of outdoor activities including camping, hiking, nature walks, and horseback riding.  Finca Rio Perla farm retreat is  perfect for intimate or relaxing vacation; refreshing holiday for friends and family; whitewater rafting adventure; workshop or group retreat, agro-eco education, environmental enthusiast, and nature  lovers. 

 

Our outreach programs include Volunteer Finca Rio Perla, tree planting, and The River Pearl Writers Retreat

 

By living an authentic rural community-based lifestyle, Finca Rio Perla we offer our visitors a place to reconnect with nature, relax, and rejuvenate.

 

We feel blessed to live in such a special place, and want to share its natural beauty and simplicity.

 

We welcome you to our countryside paradise in Costa Rica.





Paul (Paulo) likes to say “we’re writing a new story” about community, collective work, and environmental respect.



Dr. Paul B. Siegel, Ph.D. has been a Rural Development Consultant with the World Bank for more than 20 years working in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America.

 

The focus of Dr. Siegel’s research and many of his publications have focused on community development, economic diversification, agricultural policy, environmental economics, and most recently conceptualizing and applying the asset base approach and social risk management. 

 

A lecturer at Tennessee University and Virginia Polytech, Dr. Siegel served as Department Head of Economics & Management, Tel Hai College, Israel where he lived on kibbutz.

 

My experience living on kibbutz had significant impact on my personal and professional development, shaped my sense of identity, enriched my connection with community, and a desire for a simple life in balance with the land and nature. 


 

Paul attributes kibbutz with his appreciation for communal living, collective work, and being close to nature with living on kibbutz.  Interestingly, it was his experience living in Israel that generated interest in Costa Rica and more specifically Finca Rio Perla, which he would eventually call home. 





That first visit to Finca Rio Perla was like a dream; so green, so serene, so beautiful it was literally breathtaking…almost without words….


Because I am a writer, “without words” may sound strange, and yet each time we’ve returned it’s been like re-dreaming a dream...good dream.


As my company name Peace of Paper Productions indicates, peace is the mantra that guides my mind and my work and I have often envisioned a place where writers could “write in peace”… free from pressures, responsibilities, and distractions; write.


Surrounded by spectacular waterfalls, tranquil, cool, and very green, I can say Finca Rica Perla is a writer’s dream. In fact, it is our amazing waterfalls; the mystical powers of water; and the pure, clean, refreshing energy of the river that makes Finca Rio Perla that right place for writers.