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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 13255686" data-attributes="member: 158020">.::ගස් උඩ ගම්මානය{නැගලම බලන්න වටිනවා}::.~~~~Incredible Treehouse Village In Costa Rica~~~~ Erica and Matt Hogan never intended to walk away with 600 acres of wild rainforest when they went shopping for a little piece of Costa Rica to call their own in 2006. They happened upon a slice of land that was marketed as a potential harvesting site (i.e.: prime for deforestation) and decided to save it from the chopping block. "[The land] felt really sacred from the get-go and we felt like this would be a travesty to let this be deforested," Erica told Business Insider. "It was bigger than what we were intending to purchase initially. And one night I just thought, well there are some really cool trees on that property. What if we built treehouses?" The idea became Finca Bellavista, an epic undertaking that's become a thriving treehouse village, where the locals bounce door-to-door on ziplines and dinner is grown in everyone's backyard. "It's a labor of love and it's more than just our business," she says. "It's our life." <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50168b78ecad040a46000009-900/welcome-to-finca-bella-vista.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50168a77ecad042d46000002-900/since-2007-the-couple-has-sold-51-parcels-of-land-and-built-25-structures-including-a-community-center-base-camp-and-five-true-treehouses-its-a-perpetual-work-in-progress-we-have-pretty-limited-seasonal-ability-to-do-construction-just-given-the-rainy-season-hogan-says-realistically-the-amount-of-building-time-is-between-four-and-six-months-maximum.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/501689d7eab8ea8a0e000011-900/heres-the-fincas-base-camp-and-community-center-at-dusk-they-form-the-centerpiece-of-the-property-and-include-a-dining-hall-an-open-air-lounge-a-wifi-zone-a-rancho-a-bathhouse-a-campfire-ring-and-a-wedding-garden.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50168930eab8ea0812000000-900/once-they-started-generating-word-of-mouth-press-interest-quickly-mounted-we-kind-of-blew-through-our-three-to-five-year-plan-in-the-first-two-years-she-says-we-just-got-frenzied-its-the-story-of-any-start-up-its-a-labor-of-love-and-its-more-than-just-our-business-its-our-life.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50169adfeab8ead636000009-900/once-homeowners-buy-their-plots-typically-between-12-and-4-acres-the-real-work-begins-its-a-rain-forest-and-its-a-dynamic-environment-hogan-says-when-you-get-up-there-and-theres-branch-going-through-your-living-room-you-cant-just-chop-off-a-limb-you-have-to-work-around-those-situations-and-be-willing-to-accept-changes-in-the-design.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/50169a83eab8eacf36000001-900/matt-heads-up-the-fincas-construction-management-entity-which-works-step-by-step-with-prospective-homeowners-most-owners-want-to-be-involved-in-the-creation-and-construction-of-their-treehouse-hogan-says-we-havent-had-an-owner-yet-thats-simply-cut-a-check-and-said-oh-build-me-a-treehouse-its-a-very-hands-on-process.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50169acbecad049263000009-900/each-house-takes-anywhere-from-a-few-months-to-a-year-to-complete-and-the-craftsmanship-is-pretty-extraordinary-treehouses-are-like-snowflakes-hogan-says-no-two-are-alike.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5016cf6a6bb3f78f72000007-900/matt-sets-to-work-designing-they-layout-for-a-treehouse-called-tortuga-or-turtle-it-kind-of-looks-like-one.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5016ec8269beddd46a000007-900/the-finished-product-belongs-to-us-residents-leo-burns-and-laurie-barnhardt-a-retired-steelworker-and-nurse-practitioner-respectively-we-are-really-excited-about-what-we-have-done-burns-says-they-officially-named-it-the-fila-tortuga.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50168b136bb3f7cc73000005-900/not-all-trees-are-obviously-suitable-to-build-on-hogan-says-a-trained-botanist-inspects-the-trees-on-site-then-tags-the-so-called-buildable-ones-homeowners-come-back-to-pick-the-tagged-tree-they-want-then-the-botanist-returns-to-inspect-the-roots-and-check-for-possible-insect-damage-weve-had-anywhere-from-zero-to-20-tagged-trees-on-a-parcel-she-says.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5016a209ecad045170000014-900/thats-why-homeowners-have-two-optionshouses-must-either-be-supported-by-trees-or-on-stilts-a-lot-are-a-combination-of-both-hogan-says.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/50169ab0eab8eafa33000017-900/these-arent-anything-like-what-mom-and-dad-might-cobble-together-for-their-kids-in-the-backyard-they-function-exactly-like-homes-with-indoor-plumbing-running-water-and-fully-operating-kitchens.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/501689236bb3f7a673000000-900/plumbing-is-made-possible-by-collected-spring-water-and-gravity-fed-water-systems-were-really-lucky-says-hogan-the-highest-producing-mountain-spring-is-geographically-on-the-top-part-of-the-property-and-can-feed-down-the-mountainside-and-into-homes.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5016a744ecad04dd78000008-900/it-also-doubles-as-a-local-playground.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5016896decad04da4100001b-900/the-entire-land-is-pretty-remote-the-closest-town-is-15-miles-away-which-contains-a-school-a-church-a-pulperia-a-bus-stop-a-handful-of-houses-and-of-course-a-soccer-field-thats-it-no-souvenir-shops-no-mini-malls-and-no-rowdy-bars-according-to-the-hogans.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5016ce23eab8ea332d000001-900/the-bird-watching-opportunities-are-endless.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/50168a2c6bb3f7a77300000f-900/how-hogan-describes-the-typical-finca-bellavista-homeowner-in-general-people-who-live-here-want-a-simpler-lifestyle-they-want-a-life-less-ordinary-theyre-usually-very-green-environmentally-conscious-and-want-to-live-off-the-grid.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5016a72369bedd573c000012-900/it-certainly-takes-a-certain-type-of-person-to-be-open-to-it-but-we-found-most-people-that-want-to-build-a-treehouse-in-the-rainforest-are-pretty-laid-back-hogan.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5016887e6bb3f7816d000013-900/each-treehouse-owner-is-free-to-rent-their-space-to-outsiders-the-hogans-didnt-anticipate-running-a-village-of-renters-but-they-changed-their-minds-when-owners-expressed-interest.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5016891cecad040140000012-900/they-call-this-one-casa-mariposa-or-butterfly-house.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/50168a5becad042544000006-900/despite-appearances-not-everyones-a-twenty-something-backpacker-looking-for-a-new-adventure-we-have-a-large-retiree-contingency-hogan-says-we-have-a-lot-of-couples-with-kids-who-are-looking-at-this-as-being-their-summer-escape-and-something-they-can-retire-into-later.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5016a3aceab8ea054c000000-900/finca-bellavista-homeowner-corinne-and-her-husband-graham-completed-their-treehouse-in-2010-here-corinnes-father-70-kicks-back-on-their-wrap-around-porch-i-guess-treehouses-are-for-all-ages-she-says-dad-even-went-ziplining-around-the-property.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5016884becad04f13f00001f-900/about-the-zip-lining-the-finca-boasts-an-intricate-web-of-zip-line-cables-called-skytrails-which-homeowners-use-as-a-sort-of-private-transportation-network-they-rent-the-equipment-from-the-main-office.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/501688bf69bedd257500000d-900/finca-residents-zoom-through-the-canopy-in-the-background-is-the-mis-ojos-treehouse.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50168a2369beddc87a000001-900/old-school-wooden-bridges-help-keep-people-connected-too.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5016c352ecad048c2f000002-900/basically-the-only-thing-we-get-off-site-is-3g-cell-signal-hogan-says-thanks-to-a-cell-tower-that-went-up-downstream-about-two-years-ago-most-of-the-community-now-has-internet-access-and-cell-reception.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5016c4076bb3f7215d000013-900/to-find-themselves-suddenly-neighbors-with-foreigners-living-in-trees-locals-were-dubious-of-the-project-at-first-a-lot-of-people-look-at-the-make-up-of-our-village-and-they-say-oh-well-its-just-a-community-of-expatriates-so-whatever-hogan-says-which-is-why-they-treat-the-land-with-as-much-respect-as-possible-and-try-to-keep-a-low-profile-were-in-a-transition-where-were-getting-a-much-more-locally-based-ownership-locals-have-shown-a-lot-of-interest.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5016c3b3eab8ea2e1200000d-900/part-of-that-acceptance-has-come-from-how-they-treat-the-land-which-include-dozens-of-acres-of-harvesting-opportunities-we-have-a-lot-of-old-fruit-trees-lots-of-cacao-lots-of-mangoes-and-other-crops-says-hogan-in-addition-to-planning-a-future-community-garden-theyve-built-a-cafe-like-area-where-homeowners-can-feast-on-food-grown-in-their-own-backyard.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50169a5869bedd7122000004-900/we-do-community-meals-she-says-the-cafe-basically-operates-like-a-restaurant-people-pay-for-meals-but-all-the-food-is-grown-on-site-they-have-four-full-time-gardeners-on-staff-and-prepared-by-finca-employees.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50168aa1eab8eac214000000-900/sunset-on-the-finca.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 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