In 2003, Jesse and Karen bought jungle land in Costa Rica that captured their souls. Twenty years of stewardship later, VIVARA was born.

Founder-led hospitality at intimate scale. 14 guests maximum. No corporate playbook—just two decades of knowing this land, these people, and what it means to truly hold space.

A space built on a simple belief: life is meant to be lived fully.

Modern life tells us there isn't enough: time, peace, connection, permission to simply be.

We exist to remind you otherwise.