Location
Marenal sits on 55 acres in the Lake Arenal highlands, with beautiful views of Lake Arenal, the Arenal and Tenorio volcanoes, and the highlands on the south side of the Lake. The property is accessible via Highway 143.
Nuevo Arenal is 5 minutes away and offers banking, groceries, fuel, schools, restaurants, medical services, and a vibrant expat community. Liberia's airport can be reached in 1.5 hours, and some beaches are just 2 hours away.
Click on the red marker to get the exact coordinates via Google Maps
What Exists Today
Marenal's infrastructure is operational and verifiable. This is not a vision of what might be built someday. This is what exists on the ground right now.
BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE
Our first residence, built in 2002 and expanded in 2022, serves as our manager's home.
Our second residence, built in 2023, is Franz's home, where he now lives year-round.
The Farmers' cottage, in existence since before the land purchase, has recently been renovated and is ready for visitors.
The Community Social Center, with a covered pool, an outdoor kitchen and social area, a 2-story cottage featuring an exercise and yoga terrace, a treatment room, and a manager/therapist residence, shall be completed in the second half of 2026.
Our "Amapola House" has 2-bedrooms and a guest suite with 2 full bathrooms and guest bathroom. It features a large enclosed garage with storage and work area.
It is on Lot # 6, one of the 7 available Lots. It is ready for sale to a Founding Partner who is ready to move to Marenal now.
Each Phase One lot has water, electricity, and giga speed fiber optic internet connected and is ready for construction.
The working farm produces tilapia in managed ponds, raises chickens and sheep, and cultivates fruits and vegetables year-round.
Our deep well, with a capacity of up to 100 homes, supplies water to all lots. Our water is treated without chemicals.
The internal roads are graded and covered with lastre, a stone-based permeable surface that handles highland terrain effectively.
Two security gates control access to Phase One.
Aerial view of the Marenal Farm and surroundings
Aerial view of the terrain
Pioneer Reality
You are pioneering a one-of-a-kind development that will eventually include 32 partners. Being a Founder means you are representing the core of Marenal and can experience the thrill of forming a community. It should be an exciting and satisfying time!
After you have built your home and moved to your new living quarters, our community social center and covered pool will be in operation. It will be free to use by our Founding Partners until Phase Two is released and the MPA is established. At that time, final use and ownership will be determined by the Partners.
For the sake of transparency we repeat that in a co-housing community, we own our homes independently and share community assets jointly.
Available Support
All our on-site and off-site team members are here to make life at Marenal easier. For example, having our own construction company on-site will make home building easier, faster, safer and most likely more economical. It also eliminates a newcomers challenge of finding reliable contractors, who must be approved by MPA.
Your investment entitles you to apply for Costa Rican residency, a valuable benefit we recommend to all partners. Muralegal, our legal team members, are qualified professionals who are ready to assist you in this effort.
GLP S.A. is our management company. GLP not only manages and maintains the properties, but also handles rentals, banking and accounting, partner issues and community relations. By having our own in-house team, we reduce the number of outside personnel, which would otherwise have to access Marenal, thereby improving our security and safety.
MPA's owners and GLP will both benefit from each other's association by providing connections that are not always available to newcomers in other communities.
Ariana Ugalde and her team will gladly assist you with the many big and small things that may come unexpectedly your way.
The Community
Social Club
Phase I - Our Community Pool and Social Club
Social Area
Covered Pool
2-Story Cottage
A social area and meeting point with an outdoor kitchen
A covered heated swimming pool powered by solar panels
A 2-story cottage featuring an exercise and yoga terrace, a treatment room, and a manager/therapist residence.
A place to relax and exercise
The Community Social Club is under construction and will be completed before the end of 2026.
Amapola House (Lot #6)
2 Bethroom, 3 Bathroom House, terrace, large garage and small apartment for an extra person, totally equiped, ready for ocupancy
The house is fully furnished with a fine dining table and television.
All the kitchen furniture is made with fine Costa Rican wood with excellent finishes.
The terrace has a beautiful view of the Arenal Lake and is equipped with a sink.
The bathroom has a beautiful vinyl decal of macaws, animals typical of Costa Rica
The master bedroom features a king bed, its own bathroom, as well as access to the terrace and incredible views of the lake.
The master bathroom has a jacuzzi tub, a walk-in closet, and a window overlooking the lake.
A room with its own desk for working from home, closet and its own bathroom
Laundry area with washing machine, dryer and sink and a space for teleworking