Costa Rica project development and construction team Corbin and Tatiana Vandruff came to Playa Panama, Costa Rica via the United States in 1994 in search of a better quality of life for themselves and their 2 small boys.

Kids enjoying the Common Pool at Vista del Pacifico 1999

Check out this video where they tell of their personal story of how they met and what made them decide to drop their successful businesses in the US to start a whole new chapter in Costa Rica and why they love Costa Rica and especially Guanacaste.

Leaving well established Architectural and Construction businesses behind in California they decided to use their project development and construction know how to purchase a large parcel of untouched ocean view property that would become what we know now as Vistas del Pacifico.

Tank Tops Flip Flops Newsletter edition no. 72

Costa Rica Budget Home Builder – Relax you are in Paradise Part 5

The next time you see or meet the subject of this newsletter you should shake his hand and give him a BIG Thank You.  

Jean-Pierre LaMarche built the Hotel El Velero over 20 years ago from the ground up – and without him we would never have had this unique Playa Hermosa Institution/Beach Front Bar/Restaurant/Hotel/Locals Hangout.  If Jean-Pierre did not lay his anchor down some 25 years ago in the tranquil waters of Playa Hermosa we would never hear the words “Let’s meet at the Velero for drinks”.