Cacique Costa Rica
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 Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, Pacific coast |
The first major destination under development by Revolution Places is Cacique, Costa Rica. The new luxury resort community located on the northwest coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica spans 650-acres owned by Revolution Places. The $800 million resort development will also feature multiple, synergistic luxury real estate products to open in successive phases beginning in 2010.
The development of Cacique, Costa Rica will feature highest-end services and amenities with a focus on intelligent, environmentally friendly designs that reduce energy and water demand and take advantage of spatial, wind, and solar patterns to maximize natural ventilation, shade, and daylight. Cacique, Costa Rica will establish a comprehensive recycling and solid waste management program to neutralize the impact of this development on the surrounding environment. Additionally, Cacique will create on-site treatment facilities to re-use wastewater and will purchase its electrical power for the community from renewable sources. World-class architecture and design will be integrated with indigenous traditions, environment and materials, to create an experience that is authentically Costa Rican.
Cacique, Costa Rica brings together world-class brands to provide owners and guests with a broad range of experiences, services, amenities, and activities to suit their every desire:
- One and Only Cacique, Costa Rica will be a 120 all-villa property, with each room a large free-standing suite, situated on its own lush green compound for privacy and featuring unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean.
- Miraval Cacique spa will open to include a full family experience offering 100 adventurous programs while providing 120 luxurious rooms and 60 villas inspired by the local surroundings. Guests and owners will relax, reconnect and recharge at the 50-acre private grounds.
- Exclusive Resorts will custom design and purchase thirty residences at Cacique, Costa Rica in a private enclave.
- Tom Doak 18-hole golf course designed to protect and respect the natural terrain.
- Agassi-Graf Tennis and Fitness Center personally by Andre Agassi and Stefi Graf will make tennis and fitness relevant and fun for families on vacation.
- 300 for-sale real estate products that will include the purchasers' choice of estate sites, custom and semi-custom whole ownership residences, resort-loft living, and Exclusive Resorts club memberships.
Revolution Places will invest in a series of local Costa Rican community initiatives that initially include:
- The donation of a million trees to the Foundation for the Balance between Conservation and Development
- The donation of hydro-geological studies of the Panama aquifer and watershed
- The donation of computer learning centers to the towns of Filadelfia, Hermosa, Panama, and Sardinal
- A $1 million investment to encourage and support the development of local non-profit efforts: grants of up to $35,000 to individuals and local organizations that develop initiatives to improve and protect the Costa Rican environment.
The development and operations of the community is expected to create more than two thousand new local jobs, ranging from construction and maintenance to guest services and managerial roles. The company will maximize purchasing of locally produced goods and services for construction and operations.