B&B Style House W/ Guest House, Rancho,75 Hectares for Sale in Carmona, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spectacular 75 Hectare Horse Ranch W/ Gulf+mountain Views!!!

Welcome to Rancho Ricco! We invite you to a horseback tour of nearly 200 acres of pristine farm land with breathtaking vistas, including the islands of the Gulf of Nicoya. There are multiple springs, streams, wooded areas including hard-wood and fruit trees, rolling hills dotted with contented horses and cows, birds and wildlife abound. This property boasts the privilege of being bordered by thousands of acres of forest preserve down a steep canyon, offering its own spectacular views, which will never be developed. The many hills provide a builder an endless array of possibilities for nestling buildings in where they will have both views and privacy. The elevation of the property at 1200-1600 feet above sea level ensures balmy fresh breezes and ideal year-round temperatures with a day-time average in the low 80’s for open-air living.

A quaint ranch-style house with guest house with 7 total bedrooms, 5 modern baths, huge eat-in kitchen, landmark palm-thatched giant rancho, stable, and storage buildings makes a great start for your dream ranch to be born. Run as a lodge prior to the owner’s illness, some photos and information may still be seen on the original website: Related video is available on You Tube. Just search Rancho Ricco.

The property will include extras with the sale. The home will come partially furnished, including beds, ample dishware for large groups, housewares, linens, towels, washer/dryer, fine hard-wood hand-build cabinetry. The remaining horses, 4-6 of them, will also convey if one wishes. In addition to all this, we are including a large beach lot in the beach town of Bejuco, just south of Samara and Punta Islita. The lot is in a protected area for wildlife and cannot be built upon, but is great for camping and day trips to the beach. Someday the zoning may change, we've been told, to allow for a beach house.

The local and friendly 'staff' are also available to stay on if one wishes. We use quotations around the word staff because they are more like family than anything else. The welcoming warmth of the locals is one of the most endearing aspects of this small area.

This amazing property is so beautifully situated.
San Rafael de Nandayure is a tiny rural village nestled into the mountainside above Carmona with all the charms of the simple good life of the “Blue Zone” of Guanacaste, where people live longer because their lifestyles are conducive. The town’s women have their own micro-financing organization, their own mini agro-businesses and they supplement their income by making jewelry and other handicrafts. Fresh, organic milk and eggs, citrus fruits, coconuts, sugar cane, papaya, bananas, plantains, fish and shrimp are delivered to your kitchen as often as requested.

The town of San Rafael is located near a great number of cultural and ecological attractions, including a water-fall/swimming hole, kayaking and motor-boating on the gulf, sugar-cane processing plant and coffee plant which give tours to the public, the caves of Barra Honda National Park, and the hand-made open-air pottery center for native crafts in the style of the Pre-Columbian work of the region. Some of the eco-tours may be seen on The property is an hour’s drive from four of the most beautiful and unspoiled beaches in Costa Rica.

Particularly unique is the fact that while, so rural and unspoiled, the property is less than 10 minutes from Carmona, a thriving town with a clinic, 4 hardware/building supply stores, several restaurants internet cafe, clothing, household, and appliance stores, massage therapists, a beauty parlor offering manicures and pedicures, attorneys, dentists, etc. You have all the convenience of having a large town within a short drive (or horse ride!) yet all the seclusion of being tucked away in the hills. Truly the best of both worlds!

The Gulf of Nicoya is just 20 minutes away. Once there one can kayak, go fishing, or take a boat trip to the nearby island fishing village of Chirra. There another women’s coop offers ecological boat and biking tours of the Island and gulf, having constructed their own little hotel and restaurant. 40 minutes away another women’s coop has created a world-class art museum that occupies their entire town and supports its own gift shop.


Potential Usage: (use your imagination!)
A significant amount of road frontage makes this ideal for any number of endeavors. It is highly suitable for:
One or more spectacular and very private Single Family Residences
A Legacy for your Family and for Wildlife
B&B
Small destination Resort (all meals included and activity packages)
Retreat Center
Healing Center or Eldercare Facility
A Small Development:
Condominiums
Time Share
Co-Housing
Sustainable Living Community
(or some combination of the above)

Pricing and Structuring to suit your dream:
This property may be sold in whole or, in part without the buildings. The entire piece is 75 Hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres). It was appraised 5 years ago at over 3M. With the current price at an unbelievable $749,000, or roughly $10,000 per hectare/$4,000 per acre, this is the best deal in the area. Land in this area typically sells for a minimum of $20,000 per hectare and up to $70,000 per hectare for prime view locations with water such as this.

See more photos and more info about Rancho Ricco and its history on our website shown in the 'Contact' Section