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Tierra Valiente - Brave Earth
Trust T1
Reforestation
Education
Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Health
Regenerative Entrepreneurship
Community Regeneration & Resilience Building
Regenerative & Circular Construction
Syntropic Agroforestry / Permaculture
- Size
- 32 ha
- Climate Zones
- Tropical wet
- Regenerative Focus
- Regenerative agriculture, cultural healing
About this land node
Center for Applied Cultural Transition, regenerative farm, healing arts center, and emerging community in northern Costa Rica, nestled between rainforest and cloud forest.
Overview
- Project Vision
- To create a lived possibility in solidarity with life
- Project Purpose
- To explore new and ancient ways of living through regenerative practices and cultural transition.
- Project Title
- Tierra Valiente
- Political Location
- San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Ecology & biodiversity
- Flora & Fauna
- Jungle trees, cacao, toucans, frogs
- Keystone species
- Howler monkeys (ecosystem seed dispersers)
- Biodiversity context
- High biodiversity, near protected rainforest
- Ecological corridors
- Links Children’s Eternal Rainforest to lowland areas and it's in the are of Reserva de la Biosfera Agua y Paz
- Natural boundaries
- Bordered by Children’s Eternal Rainforest, near Volcano Arenal
- Ecosystem unity
- Tropical rainforest with volcanic soils
Climate & water
- Climate Zones
- Tropical wet
- Rainfall patterns
- Rainy season from May to November, dry season from December to April
- Average Rainfall
- 2032-3048 mm per year
- Temperature Extremes
- 32°C to 18°C
- Average Temperature
- 24-27°C
- Watershed
- San Carlos River watershed
- Aquifers & groundwater
- Groundwater resources, sustainable use
- Nearby water bodies
- Near Chichagua River (2.5 km)
Land & terrain
- Elevation & slope
- 600-800 meters, gentle to moderate slopes
- Landforms
- Volcanic foothills, rainforest
- Soil Types
- Volcanic loam, rich in organic matter
- Soil health
- Improving through regenerative practices
- Erosion risk
- Low to moderate, mitigated by forest cover
- Natural resources
- Water, soil, biodiversity
- Renewable resource potential
- Solar energy, agroforestry
People & history
- Land Acknowledgements
- Honors local Indigenous heritage
- Traditional ecological knowledge
- Traditional rainforest knowledge
- Human Cultures
- Rural communities, focus on regenerative living
- Cultural landscapes
- Healing center, farm, community spaces
- Recent land history
- Historically forested, now regenerative-focused
Regenerative practice
- Regenerative Focus
- Regenerative agriculture, cultural healing
- Regenerative Methodologies
- Organic farming, ceremonial programs
- Environmental objectives
- Preserve biodiversity, regenerate soil
- Community objectives
- Support community healing, foster cultural transition
- Community engagement
- Workshops, retreats
- Economic Model
- Cooperative income, donations
Impact
- Expressed Impact
- Managed 32 hectares, engaged 1,000+ participants
- Key impact metrics
- Hectares managed, participants engaged
Visiting & links
- Nearest urban centres
- 18 km from La Fortuna
- Website
- https://www.braveearth.com/
- Social media
- https://www.instagram.com/brave_earth_
- Visit Link
- https://www.braveearth.com/new-folder-1