Wonderland Menu
While you’re visiting Rancho Delicioso, hopefully, it will be Thursday through Sunday, because that’s when our restaurant Wonderland is open (4-9pm)! The food is very healthy, with many ingredients, especially our greens, from our farm. We can boldly claim that we have the best fish tacos that you will ever eat. We have MANY vegan […]
Farm Tours of Rancho Delicioso
Join us for a Permaculture Farm Tour at Rancho Delicioso, in Delicias, Cóbano. Delicias is located halfway between Santa Teresa/Malpais and Montezuma, in the middle of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula. Learn about the systems and plants we’re using to live on a permaculture farm. We grow diverse crops and raise animals in a tropical environment […]
Campo Pura Vida – Week Long Program
July 8-14, 2018 A physical, emotional, and spiritual journey to nourish your soul Experience your mind, body and spirit like never before at Rancho Delicioso. Rejuvenation, Relaxation and a Re-connection to nature await! You’ll be staying at beautiful Rancho Delicioso, an organic farm and permaculture center in the middle of the jungle on the […]
Meet the Community
People often ask us who lives here, so here’s some info to answer that question. Many people who have traveled around Costa Rica visiting various eco-villages have noted that Rancho Delicioso is different in that we have a lot of people who actually live here, or plan to be here at least half the time. […]
Wild Sun Wildlife Rescue Center
The mission of the Wild Sun Rescue Center is to have a positive impact on conservation. They do this through rescue, rehabilitation and release of local fauna as well as via reintroduction of locally extinct species. You can volunteer with Wild Sun in several ways so long as you can commit to staying 2 weeks […]
Volunteer Program
Currently we don’t have a volunteer program anymore at Rancho Delicioso, and I want to write in detail why we have stopped it after four years of struggle and spending thousands of dollars per month on it. We did have many amazing experiences, and so many incredible people stayed with us, but like so many […]
Volunteer Program with Josephine
Here’s a form to fill out if you’re interested in joining Josephine’s vegan volunteer project here at Rancho Delicioso. I’m writing this out without really knowing too much about exactly what Josephine is going to offer. This is based only my discussion with her and you should expect this text to disappear at any moment […]
Irene Alpizar
Irene was born in San Jose Costa Rica. She is an intuitive, analytic and sensitive person, passionate of all energetic connections with nature, enthusiastic about helping people move toward physical, emotional and spiritual health through natural techniques and lifestyle modifications. A seeker and follower of all Metaphysical, Ancestral and Shamanic wisdom healing, Irene is constantly […]
Sustainable Forestry and Reforestation
Sustainable development requires wood, but at the same time we love trees, so finding a plan to sustainably plant and harvest trees is essential for an eco-village that’s attempting to be as self-sufficient as possible. There are several issues to consider: Forestry Using Native Species It’s very popular to plant Teak and Melina trees in […]
Tula Earth Goddess Retreat
Dates: TBA Where pure luxury and the wild earth unite to awaken and restore your true inner Goddess This is a women’s goddess retreat, specially created to deeply nourish and invigorate your body, to cleanse and expand your mind, uplift and inspire your soul, and most importantly, drop you deep into the earth for empowering […]
