Casa Okra Cocles is a gorgeous tropical house with extra high ceilings offering excellent ventilation and air movement. The ground floor is centered around a large and open living & dinning area with extra high ceilings, a modern fully equipped kitchen, guest half bathroom, outdoor terraces overlooking the gardens and a spacious guest bedroom with private bathroom. The floors and most walls are all artistically decorated with a variety of acid stains - using different okra tones and designs throughout the house. A beautiful staircase leads to the upstairs. A huge terrace with open views of the entire property connects to the air conditioned master bedroom and a gorgeous bathroom. The grounds are well kept, slightly undulated and with a creek on the back border, offering an attraction to the local wildlife for regular visits. There are a variety of fruit and tall native trees, including banana, pineapple, cacao and much more. On the back side of the house is a 2 car port with extra storage areas. Also a small detached well secured bodega can be found on this side. There is an extensive water collection and storage system including a rain collection system with filter and over 1800 liter of storage. The property is offered with an additional adjacent parcel of 2400 square meters if a larger area is desired for green spaces or additional development. It is well located, with excellent neighbors and within an established desirable neighborhood. If you are looking for a nice property in Cocles, less then 1 kilometer or a short bike ride from the beaches and local businesses, then Casa Okra Cocles is definitely worth a visit.

Casa Okra Cocles is just a few minutes away from the center of Puerto Viejo. Grab your bike and ride within minutes to Puerto Viejo and the beaches. Smaller errands you do in Puerto Viejo. Here you have also a bank, physician, pharmacy and hardware store. Several buses leave daily to San Jose or Limon. By car you need about 3 hours to get to San Jose, by bus 4 hours. Until the late 1970’s, Puerto Viejo was relatively isolated from the rest of Costa Rica. Then in 1979 a new road connected the small village to the Central Valley. Electricity arrived, supplying light and other important conveniences to the town in 1986. In 1996 private phone lines became available. And in 2006 high speed Internet was offered. Today, Puerto Viejo is as modern and touristy as any beach town and yet retains its original charm. The climate is unpredictable, though common wisdom says that when the rest of Costa Rica is rainy, the southern Caribbean is drier. The best times to visit Puerto Viejo are during February, March and April or August, September and October. Casa Okra Cocles offers the relaxation that you deserve just off downtown. Nevertheless you have the benefit of good restaurants and excursion possibilities. You meet a lot of world wide travelers, find all necessary services and yet - this is a quite remote area of Costa Rica.