NatureWalk 3, lots 16 and 17

These lots (16 and 17) in NatureWalk 3 are getting a "hair cut" and "makeover". Scrub brush and grass will be cleared and the lots will be replanted with teak and nampi. Watch out for progress pictures.

HILL TOP PLANTATION ESTATE AT ESTANCIA MONTANA

ON LOT number 30: Features:

• Lot: 3.89 hect (9.6 acres)
• 400’ circular hilltop pad.
• Spectacular views of Valleys and ocean.
• To be planted with intercrop Jatropha and Coffee for plantation income of Year 1 - $20,000, Year 2 - $25,000, Year 3 - $30,000 (for full projections please contact us)
• Includes infinity swimming pool and deck

TIMING: 10-12 months
Home Plan
Program for Custom Construction

GENERAL
Lot 30: 3.89 hect
Coffee and Jatropha Plantation

OVERALL SIZES
House: 4,500 sq. ft inside
Pool House: 1000 sq. ft.
Decks 800 sq. ft.
Pool: 800 sq. ft
Covered Auto: : 600 sq. ft.

MAIN HOUSE
5 bedrooms
5 1/2 bathrooms
Great Room
Media Room
Kitchen included in great room / Kitchen eating area
Formal Indoor Dining Area
Office
Large Master Bedroom Suite with sitting area, walk in wardrobe
Maid area, laundry room and cleaning staging area

POOL HOUSE
Studio Suite
Gym
Kitchen
Outdoor Dining Pavilion

OTHER
3 car garage
include caretaker suite


PRICING
Lot 30 $399,500
ESTATE FARM HOME $750,000
TOTAL $1,149,500

For more information please contact us on info@costaricainvest.ie or alternately on USA +1-866-990-1123 (toll free) or Europe +353-1-272-4184

Further road improvements at NatureWalk (in the area of Estancia Montana)

Below you can see some images of the culvert work being carried out at the roadside of NatureWalk Parkway, Estancia Montana, NatureWalk

NatureWalk Office in Quepos

The new NatureWalk Office in Quepos has just opened. If you are in the area and want to find out more about NatureWalk, why not call in and see us.

Some of the flora and fauna on NatureWalk

Spider monkeys can be found throughout NatureWalk at all times of year

Currently there are large flocks of Scarlet Macaws nesting in NatureWalk (hopefully they'll stay)

This is a Spoonbill in the Tulin River

Poisonous frog (don't touch)

This scary looking creature is a fresh water river shrimp, delicious eating and on the menu for clients lunching at NatureWalk.

Aracari

Cocoa pods grow wild in NatureWalk

How does teak price compare to other well known timbers?

Recording of the Webinar

The Recording of our latest webinar, Money Doesn't Grow on Trees - True or False is now available in the downloads and media section of our website

First Teak from Nature Walk Milled

The first teak thinnings have been milled from Nature Walk, a unique sustainable ecological development in Costa Rica. These early millings have shown the teak to be of very high quality and ideal for building teak homes on site.

The first teak thinnings from Nature Walk have been milled and the milling has shown the teak to be of very high quality and suitable for the future construction of teak homes on the plantation.



Nature Walk located close to Jaco and overlooking the Pacific Ocean consists of fully serviced development lots of 1,000 m2 and upwards and the lots have the added advantage of the very valuable commodity teak growing on them.

Owners of the lots benefit not just from a fantastic location but also from the returns of the teak growing on their lots.

Teak has been used for 100's of years because of its hardness and durability. A natural oil occurring in teak wood makes it very resistant to pests and rotting and in turn this led to its popularity in boat building, a popularity which continues today.

Natural teak takes approximately 20 years to reach a suitable size for harvesting and commercial use. Some recently developed teak hybrids grow more quickly and take 15 years to reach a size suitable for harvesting.

Teak, however, is not a perishable commodity and the teak can be allowed to grow on beyond the 15 or 20 years and then harvested. In the meanwhile the trees have grown further and become even more valuable.

An interesting and little discussed fact about teak trees is that after felling the stumps will grow again and typically these stumps grow faster and produce more of the very valuable dark heartwood.

Currently milled teak fetches about six times the price of pine wood, four times the price of cherry wood and twice the price of mahogany.

A number of factors come into play in pricing teak:

- Growth Rate: teak is slow growing

- Supply: currently more than 95% of the world's teak comes from non-sustainable jungle sources. As world opinion has moved against the logging of our jungles supply of teak has fallen.

- Demand: teak remains in high demand and is particularly popular in the emerging economies of China and India.

World opinion continues to move against logging our jungles and Australia is currently considering making the import of illegally logged timber a criminal offense. Other countries look sure to follow Australia's lead.

Demand for timber is linked to world population growth and demand for teak will continue to increase inline with the world population growth. Demand will be further fueled by the emergence of new economies where teak is particularly popular.

Timber has been a steady performer over the last century and has typically out performed inflation by 3.2% per annum. Teak as a niche product has outperformed timber. Until sustainable teak production fills the demand for teak, teak looks to increase even more strongly in price over the medium term