Bellavista

What does 'Treetop Pura Vida' mean?

Costa Ricans have a saying… ‘Pura Vida’. Though it’s literal translation is 'Pure Life' they use this phrase in reference to anything from answering the question 'How do you do' or to substitute 'hello' in passing.

But ‘Treetop Pura Vida’ is something that can only be experienced at Finca Bellavista. It’s a feeling and an experience that can’t be captured in pictures or in words. And, it's clearly undefinable. It’s probably best described as the sensory overload that people have when they are at Finca Bellavista. It’s the emotional experiences that come with discovering this special place and some of nature’s small and big wonders… Quite simply put, it’s the magic of being at the finca. And it’s a little different for everyone.

It might be the exhilaration of being in a treehouse for the first time while your feet dangle off the front porch… with the abyssical forest floor as a backdrop. Or watching the afternoon rains settle in from the mountains and the fog burn off from the valleys. Perhaps it’s dipping your toes in the cool spring-fed waters of Rio Bellavista after a hike. Or the thrill of seeing a kinkajou at eye level for the tenth time... a feeling that never gets old! It’s falling asleep to the sounds of glass frogs and waking up to the birdsong of laughing falcons. It could be the feeling of patience you get watching a butterfly emerge from its cocoon, or the setting sun light up the Fila Cruces. Perhaps it’s feeling the wind on your face as you zipline over the waterfall, or smelling night flowers bloom while the full moon lights up the mountains. Maybe it’s the taste of eating a passionfruit fresh off the vine… or finding an ancient fossil in the Rio Bellavista riverbed. It could be watching lightning bugs twinkle in the trees as the stars twinkle in the night sky above. Maybe it’s dancing in the rain for the first time in your life and not caring if anyone sees you. It can be watching the clear waters of Rio Bellavista rise and turn muddy during a rainstorm, or dewdrops sparkling on heliconia flowers in the morning sun. Or watching a fern unfurl its leaves and grow skyward.

It’s the feeling some people get when they arrive at Finca Bellavista for the first time. That feeling of being 'home' in a place they’ve never been before.

'Treetop Pura Vida' is all of those things and more.