About Us



Finca Rio Perla is a countryside paradise with natural beauty,  adventure, environmental education,  and cultural exchange. 


Affordable and bilingual, we have various types of outdoor activities including horseback riding, hiking, swimming, nature walks, bird watching and just chilling. 

Our rooms are uniquely decorated with interesting artwork, local woodworking, and furniture.  Wide windows offer a spectacular scenic view, cool clean air, and soothing sounds of our nearby streams.

 

We have municipal and spring water, electricity, telephone and internet service.  We have comfortable rooms and tents, and many bathrooms and showers.

 



We offer food service based on healthy vegetarian cooking that includes dairy products and eggs.  We try to use farm-grown products, locally produced products, and organic products whenever possible. 


We also have tilapia ponds, and will prepare freshly caught tilapia fish – especially if you catch it.  We try to combine traditional Costa Rican cooking with international vegetarian recipes with food from the farm.

 


Finca Rio Perla is  perfect for intimate or relaxing vacation; refreshing holiday for friends and family; workshops or group retreat, Spanish immersion, environmental enthusiasts, and nature  lovers.


The owner of Finca Rio Perla, Dr. Paul B. Siegel, Ph.D. (Paulo) has been a Rural Development Consultant with the World Bank for more than 20 years working in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe. He was also a professor in the USA and Israel.  ACTIVE MIND, ACTIVE BODY, RELAXED SPIRIT .....

 

My experience living on kibbutz  (communal farm) in Israel had significant impact on my personal and professional development, shaped my sense of identity and purpose, enriched my connection with community, and has driven my desire for justice, and a simple life in balance with the land and nature.  THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY and try to be an Agro-Eco Pragmatist in thought and action.. 


 

Although Paulo's work still takes him to many places in the world, it is peaceful Costa Rica and more specifically Finca Rio Perla, that is really home.  PURA VIDA!!!!

SHALOM, SALAAM, PEACE, PAZ 




Surrounded by spectacular waterfalls, tranquil, cool, and very green, Finca Rica Perla is a writer/artist/yogi, etc. dream place.

Our amazing waterfalls; the mystical powers of water; and the pure, clean, refreshing energy of the river that makes Finca Rio Perla that right place for writers, artists, yoga practitioners, persons wanted a private place to chill, and small intimate groups or couples.