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Lake Arenal and Arenal Volano
Lake Arenal, Costa Rica, real estate for sale
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H182b The intriguingly varied terrain contains at least 6 differing zones
The property can be said to have six zones as it proceeds from west to east from the village of Tronadora down to the lake road. The first zone retains scattered tall indigenous trees where underbrush has been replaced by lawn. The second area is the almost exquisitely landscaped area around the house and cottage. Third is an informally landscaped slope that leads from the house grounds down to a wall in which there is a metal door at each end. Below the wall a trail does a couple of switchbacks through the fourth area, another informal area with scattered indigenous trees and fruit trees, to enter the forest. The fifth zone is the thick indigenous forest with stream that runs the whole width of the property. Sixth is the mostly open area bordering the lake road. This area could be subdivided and sold. Any buildings there would be screened from the upper property by the forest. There is 536 feet of frontage on the lake road.
The property above the forest is surrounded by high walls and is accessed by this huge automatic gate. Looking back over the wall, one can see houses at the edge of Tronadora and the mountains that rise behind the village.
A wall with a huge automatic gate surrounds the dwelling area of the acreage.
From inside one can see some roofs in Tronadora and the mountains beyond.
In the first part of the property, the owners have retained tall indigenous trees but removed the underbrush and developed a lawn. The central portion of the property is throughly landscaped with a grand rockery, perfect lawns, hedges, many tropical plants, inlcuding orchids, and some magnificent trees.
The first part of the acreage retains scattered indigenous trees and adds some ornamentals in place of the former undergrowth..
The areas around the home are beautifully landscaped with lawns, rockeries and great plant variety.
On the lake side of the home below a long hedge, lawns continue with scattered indigenous trees not large enough to block the view of the lake. A long wall with metal doors at each end separates the landscaped center of the property from the forest below.
Below the hedge-bounded house is an informal area of indigenous trees and lawn leading to a wire-topped wall with metal doors at each end.
A trail descends to the forest and the roadside acreage from the house grounds. This boulder-filled stream, flowing from two springs as well as from run-off in the rainy months, passes through the middle of the forest.
From the wall a path meanders to the forest.
A boulder-strewn stream is fed by two springs.
The forest is so thick with a variety of trees and undergrowth that it could be called a jungle. Another part of the jungle.
The thick forest is on the feeding circuits of a variety of animals, including monkeys and sloths, and is frequented by many of Costa Rica's astounding variety of birds.
The path leads out of the jungle to the clear at the botoom of the property. A very large clear area borders the lake road at the bottom of the property.
From the stream, the path continues out of the forest to the open area bordering the lake road. This open area with access via the lake road could be subdivided.
A cove of Lake Arenal lies right across from the property's long frontage on the lake highway. The lake road runs from Tronadora to the village and river Rio Chiquito, joining another road that goes to Monteverde.
The property has a very long frontage on the lake road, 536 feet, part of it forested but most of it open on gentle slopes overlooking the lake. The developed upper part of the 4.2-acre property is reached by a residential street from Tronadora. The lower area is reached via the lake road less than 2 minutes from Tronadora. The road follows the lake, reaching the river and village of Rio Chiquito in about 40 minutes. This road continues all the way to the volcano and to a junction with the paved lake highway that runs around the other side of the lake to Fortuna. However, the Rio Cano Negro, usually unfordable, blocks the way before El Castillo.
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