The Rincon: An Evolved Model of Community
The Rincon The Rincon is a vibrant, sustainable, international community that supports human flour‐ ishing through a focus on wellness, personal and social development, and connections with nature and the arts. Introduction The Rincon
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Liberia GUANACASTE
Nosara
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COSTA RICA Puerto Limon
Puntarenas San Jose
Puerto Viejo SAN JOSE
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Buenos Aires
PUNTARENAS
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An Evolved Model of
Community After visiting The Rincon site and agreeing to assist us with the formation of the arts program at The Rincon, we asked playwright Bill C. Davis to write his impressions of the project. The local habitation is Costa Rica – the name is F.-%G13&*3/%%["-($%(3+%134-3$14-%513+#%("-%&"-‐ ($132%$.-%41#1*3%(3+%("&.1$-&$7"-%9*"%(%5*+-'%(3+% $-5>'($-%9*"%'19-%13%(%6*"'+%.732"8%9*"%"-3-6('% (3+% "-+-5>$1*3/% F.1#% 15(213132% *9% 13$-''12-3$% (3+%13$-2"($14-%'14132%.(#%,--3%#6-''132%9*"%8-("#% (3+%3*6%61''%,-%214-3%#.(>-%*3%(%&(34(#%*9%LJ<% (&"-#%13%$.-%\-#$-"3%"-21*3%*9%E*#$(%G1&(/ as imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name. BU@]VB=V@GV%^%ZWCBAZZVG_B%`W[UF%CGV@Z
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Health Rather than look for disease and imbalance in our bodies, the Rincon model will watch for and >"*5*$-%$.-%6(4-%*9%.-('$.%(#%1$%5*4-#%$."*72.% 7#/%%F.-%h7-#$1*3%1#%.*6%$*%M-->%$.-%,"1''1(3&-%*9% $.-%.75(3%,*+8%b*6132%($%1$#%>-(M/%%F.-%G13&*3% >"*2"(5%'**M#%9*"%.-('$.%(3+%61''%7#-%5-(#7"-#% that have been proven to maintain a steady and ,('(3&-+% -X1#$-3&-/% % F.-% >"(&$1&-% *9% 5(#M132% #85>$*5#% 1#% 3*$% 6.($% #-&7"-#% *7"% .-('$./% % i8%
U*6%6-%6('M%$."*72.%$.-%7314-"#-%*9%.75(3%"-‐ lationships and spiritual connections is a myste‐ "1*7#% -3+-(4*"% a% ('6(8#% .(#% ,--3/% %F.-% G13&*3% -5,"(&-#%3*%>("$1&7'("%+*25(%-X&->$%$.-%$"7$.#% $.($% ("$% "-4-('#/% % Z7#1&?% +(3&-?% $.-($"-?% #&7'>‐ $7"-?% >(13$132?% &13-5(% a% (''% #$157'($-% 7#% $*% $.-% wonders of the invisible world – to the power *9%.75(3%-5*$1*3#%a%$*%$.-%#-3#-%$.($%6-_"-%(''% &*33-&$-+%,8%#*5-%M13+%*9%&*55*3%.75(31$8/%% \-% $.13M% *9$-3% $.($% 6-_"-% ('*3-% 13% $.1#% 6*"'+% c% -4-3%13%$.-%5*#$%&"*6+-+%5-$"*>*'1#/%%F.-%51#‐ sion statement of art is to remind us – daily – that 6-%("-%3*$%('*3-/%%F.-%G13&*3%61''%.(4-%1$#%*63% theatre and will allow for any space to become a $.-($"-%*"%(%2(''-"8%+->-3+132%*3%6.($%6*"M%*9% ("$%3--+#%$*%,-%>"-#-3$-+/%%@$%$.-%G13&*3?%@"$%61''% ,-%$.-%&*55*3%'(327(2-%*9%$.-%#>1"1$/ “Imagination bodies forth”: The Rincon 61''% ,-% $.-% #$(2-% (3+% .*#$% 9*"% (''% 9*"5#% *9% .7‐ 5(3%&"-($14-%15(213($1*3/%%F.-%G13&*3%a%(%6*"M% 13%>"*2"-##%a%(%6*"M%*9%("$%a%13#>1"($1*3%!3+132% '*&('%.(,1$($1*3%(3+%(%3(5-/%%The Rincon in Costa Rica. It is our hope that our Series A and Founders Pro‐ gram investors will share this vision,and that what we accomplish will lead the way for current and future generations to enjoy an extended, healthy 8$4&(<)$8&(%"5$*+(<$#)(/"2&(-$=%.8#(0*-(%)088&*+‐ ing times for our planet.
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Project History The goal of the masterplan is to develop a sequence of patterns that will sustain life and health in the natural and built environments, thus helping to shape a living community. The Rincon property was (&h71"-+% 13% @>"1'% :<<R% ($% (3% -X&->$1*3('% 4('7-/%% B$7+1-#%(3+%>'(33132% activities were conducted by project part‐ ners TKWA, and by CV==@F, a trusted name in Costa Future Phases Rica for environmental and >.8#1&('%>'(33132/%%0(&1*%j%E(‐ nas?% (% '-(+132%E*#$(% G1&(% '(6% !"5?% &*3+7&$-+%'-2('%+7-%+1'12-3&-%(3+%>"*‐ 41+-#% *32*132% '-2('% #7>>*"$% $*% $.-% >"*P-&$/%% The property has abundant water resources with $6-'4-%(&$14-%#>"132#%(3+%#-4-"('%&"--M#/%%%=.*$*#%*9% $.-%>"*>-"$8%&(3%,-%41-6-+%,8%&'1&M132%.-"-/% F.-%>"*>-"$8%1#%'*&($-+%,-$6--3%$6*%-X1#$132%.*$-'#/%%N3% one side is F.-%i*"13h7-3%G-#*"$%(3+%B>(, an upscale hotel #7""*73+-+% ,8% ,"-($.$(M132% '(3+#&(>-#?% '7#.% 9*"-#$#% (3+% 3($7"('%.*$%#>"132#%$.($%*)-"#%(%4("1-$8%*9%*7$+**"%(+4-3‐ $7"-%(&$141$1-#%(3+%#123($7"-%B>(%$"-($5-3$#/%%N3%$.-%*$.-"% side is the i7-3(%O1#$(% D*+2-, a more rustic property lo‐ &($-+% *3% $.-% #'*>-#% *9% $.-% 4*'&(3*% $.($% *)-"#% (+4-3$7"-% (&$141$1-#%('*32%61$.%$.-"5('%6($-"#?%#(73(#%(3+%4*'&(31&% 57+%$"-($5-3$#/ W3%:<<R%(3+%:<<k?%,(#-%'13-%#$7+1-#%6-"-%&*5>'-$-+%(3+%(% #-"1-#%*9%+-#123%&.("-$$-#%6-"-%&*3+7&$-+%*3%$.-%#1$-/%%F.-% 5(#$-"%>'(3%6(#%$.-3%2-3-"($-+%,8%(%#-h7-3&-%*9%>($$-"3#?% -(&.%+-#&"1,132%$.-%&*3+1$1*3#%3-&-##("8%$*%"-#*'4-%(3%1##7-% #>-&1!&%$*%$.-%.-('$.%*9%,*$.%$.-%.75(3%(3+%3($7"('%&*5‐ 5731$1-#?% #7>>*"$-+% ,8% $.-% >'(33-+% ,71'$% -341"*35-3$/%
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Development Plan ;)&(/0,#&2(580*($,(>&?$78&6(088"<$*+(4"2(+&*&20#$1&6(,.,#0$*078&(+2"<#)(0,(#)&(%"//.‐ nity expands, and leaves 85% of the site for green space and restored ecology. Phase One Development Plan The i31$1('% >.(#-% &*3#1#$#% *9% (% :Tc#71$-% 0*73+-"#% D*+2-% a% (% small, upscale hotel with restaurant and bar; facilities for well‐ 3-##%(3+%-3"1&.5-3$%>"*2"(5#%(3+%(&$141$1-#q%(%>**'%(3+%!$‐ 3-##%&-3$-"q%'(3+#&(>132?%2("+-3#%(3+%-X$-"1*"%9-($7"-#q%(3+% >($.#%(3+%$"(1'#%$."*72.*7$%$.-%>"*>-"$8/%%\-_''%.(4-%*"2(31&% 2("+-3#?%(%37"#-"8%9*"%'(3+#&(>132%(3+%"-9*"-#$($1*3?%(3+%"-‐ 3-6(,'-%-3-"28%#8#$-5#%7#132%613+%(3+%#*'("%"-#*7"&-#/% @%0*73+-"#%="*2"(5%61''%,-%'(73&.-+%$*%!3(3&-%=.(#-%N3-% +-4-'*>5-3$/%%0*73+-"#%("-%-("'8%(+*>$-"#%1341$-+%$*%>("$1&1‐ pate in the creation of The Rincon community and related 6-''3-##%(3+%-3"1&.5-3$%>"*2"(5#/%%0*73+-"#%61''%"-&-14-%(% :T;%9"(&$1*3('%*63-"#.1>%*9%(%0*73+-"#%D*+2-%#71$-%9*"%$.-1"% 7#-%*3%(%b-X1,'-%,(#1#%9*"%7>%$*%H:%6--M#%>-"%8-("/%%%W3%(++1‐ $1*3?%0*73+-"#%61''%"-&-14-%(%rT<?<<<%&"-+1$%$*6("+#%(%6.*'-% *"%9"(&$1*3('%>7"&.(#-%*9%(38%"-#1+-3$1('%731$%13%(%#7,#-h7-3$% >.(#-/%%\.1'-%*)%#1$-?%0*73+-"#%61''%.(4-%(&&-##%$*%133*4(‐ $14-% 41"$7('% >"*2"(55132% (4(1'(,'-% $."*72.*7$% $.-% 8-("/%% F.-#-%(3+%*$.-"%,-3-!$#%61''%5(M-%$.-%0*73+-"#%="*2"(5%(% &*5>-''132%4('7-%>"*>*#1$1*3/
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Biodiversity
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Earth University
Neighborhood Amenities (within 10 minutes) i*"13h7-3%U*$%B>"132#%B>(%(3+%G-#*"$% i7-3(%O1#$(%D*+2 Spa treatments F.-"5('%#(73(#?%4*'&(31&%57+%(3+%.*$%6($-"%#>"132# Canopy tours Water slide Waterfalls U*"#-,(&M%"1+132%(3+%(+4-3$7"-%$*7"#
Earth University is a private, interna‐ $1*3('?% 3*3c>"*!$% 7314-"#1$8% +-+1&($‐ -+%$*%-+7&($1*3%13%$.-%(2"1&7'$7"('%#&1‐ ences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable develop‐ 5-3$%13%$.-%$"*>1&#%,8%#--M132%(%,('‐ (3&-%,-$6--3%(2"1&7'$7"('%>"*+7&$1*3% (3+%-341"*35-3$('%>"-#-"4($1*3/%%
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Liberia
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Puntarenas
Nosara
Puerto Viejo
San Jose
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Blue Zones The Rincon is located within E*#$(%G1&(_#%,'7-%l*3-, one *9%!4-%"-21*3#%*9%$.-%6*"'+%6.-"-%>-*>'-%&*55*3'8%'14-% (&$14-%'14-#%>(#$%$.-%(2-%*9%H<<%8-("#/%% \-_"-%&"-($132%(3%-4*'4-+%5*+-'%*9%&*55731$8n%>7"-%6(‐ ter, clear air, fresh local food, an intimate connection with *$.-"#%(3+%61$.%3($7"-?%(%#'*6-"%>(&-?%$.-%9*#$-"132%*9%"-‐ lationships: between individuals, between producers and &*3#75-"#?%,-$6--3%&7'$7"-#?%(3+%61$.%3($7"-/
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