The much appreciated climate here is an average 70F year round meaning that you do not need a/c or heat. The nearby town of Nuevo Arenal is a little mountain village of 3000 people with a friendly, compatible atmosphere for all who live here. There are friendly relations here between both Costa Ricans “Ticos” and Foreigners “Gringos”. There are many available activities to have a healthy lifestyle with easily made new friends in this very beautiful, lush, green year round Lake Arenal community.
The restaurants are very good and lots of preferred grocery shopping is available including an organic store with fresh farm veggies, and other health products. Fish trucks come up from the Pacific Ocean selling fresh fish from that day’s catch so we have good choices. Most animals are grass fed so people are healthier here especially since they don’t eat processed food as much as we do in the States.
The environment is very healthy and very lush. The tropical flowers rival those of Hawaii since it is green year-round unlike the part of the year dry, dusty and hot Pacific part of the year. There are over 120 varieties of colorful tropical birds and Bird Watching Clubs are everywhere, even a connection to Cornell University in North America. Costa Rica is known for its environmental health and it is almost #1 in energy efficiency, so you are surrounded by beautiful forests with abundant pure water from artesian wells and clean pure air to breathe. A Perfect place to live.
Arenal is only a short 1 1/2 hour drive to the capital city of our Guanacaste Province, Liberia which now competes with San Jose for necessary purchases. The Liberia International Airport is conveniently located here so no need for a 4 hour drive to San Jose with its irritating traffic. Liberia is also only 1/2 hour from the beautiful Pacific Coast where you can choose between many Northern Nicoya Pacific Beaches for a day or weekend of sunshine and still return to the cooler climate with its continuous breezes for comfort in Arenal.
