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Rancho Margot: Regenerative Organic Farm, Eco-Lodge & Self-Sufficient Community in Costa Rica’s Arenal Bioregion
Rancho Margot
Location
Costa Rica
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El Castillo, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
El Castillo, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Project Details
Rancho Margot is a pioneering self-sufficient community and regenerative farm set within Costa Rica’s lush Arenal Bioregion. Spanning 170 hectares, the lodge integrates organic agriculture, renewable energy, and closed-loop systems with immersive eco-tourism experiences. Visitors explore reforested landscapes, medicinal gardens, hydroelectric systems, and organic pastures while engaging in workshops on sustainability, climate adaptation, and permaculture. The site stands as a living model of how ecological restoration, community resilience, and nature-positive enterprise can coexist.
To demonstrate complete self-sufficiency through regenerative agriculture, renewable energy production, and ecological restoration, while providing educational and experiential tourism that inspires sustainable living globally.
To serve as a fully operational model of regenerative self-sufficiency, combining food, energy, and ecosystem restoration.
Classification
(1) No Poverty, (10) Reduced inequality, (11) Sustainable cities and communities, (12) Responsible consumption and production, (13) Climate action, (14) Life below water, (15) Life on land, (17) Partnerships for the goals, (2) Zero hunger, (3) Good health and well-being, Accommodations, Biogeochemical Flows, Biosphere Integrity, Business / For-profit company, Climate Change, Collaborate, Courses, Events, Freshwater Use, Land System Change, Land Use Change, Tours, Tropical And Sub-Tropical Forests, Volunteer, Ways to Connect
Community Regeneration & Resilience Building, Education, Regenerative Tourism, Syntropic Agroforestry / Permaculture
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Links
https://ranchomargot.com
https://hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/JhHBZY#checkin=2025-10-08&checkout=2025-10-10
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Tropical wet zone with high humidity and consistent rainfall year-round.
Volcanic loam with high organic matter content, excellent drainage, and high fertility.
Includes tropical hardwoods, orchids, bromeliads, toucans, howler monkeys, and diverse amphibians.
Located in a biodiversity hotspot supporting endangered, endemic, and migratory species.
San Carlos River watershed.
200–300 meters, gentle volcanic slopes.
Adjacent to rural agricultural communities with influences from Costa Rica’s campesino traditions and growing eco-tourism economy.
Honors the stewardship of local campesino communities and indigenous Maleku heritage.
Agroforestry techniques, herbal medicine use, and water management rooted in traditional practices.
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