Location
Location - Golfito
Live among cascading waterfalls, lavish resorts, natural beauty, exotic biodiversity, and a charming village all on a sheltered bay with mountains rising behind it. Experience dining, shops, World class Marinas, exploration of the lush mountains, and a paradise for adventure, relaxation, and transformation.Bird watch along the Rain-Forested Beaches to spot Toucans, Macaws, and other tropical wildlife.
Ives Kena is situated 10 mins. outside the town of Golfito and lying across the water from the world famous Corcovado National Park. Set in a unique rainforest jungle setting in the middle of an up and coming development areathat will provide a new international airport, new luxury boating marina, and waterfront condo development with new golf course and retail complexes, and a new waterfront 5 star hotel (likely the Marriott). Plus it is located near another new 5 star hotel (likely the Four Seasons Resort), with a golf course and marina and many other developments, in the picturesque old Chiquita banana town of Golfito.
The main attraction of the town of Golfito, is that it sits in a huge bay with natural protection from the ocean. Another feature is that the ocean floor shelf is right outside the bay entrance.This means that you can find world class Marlin and other big game fish just outside the bay. This is the first large protected bay available for boaters after they exit the Panama canal and enter the Pacific on their way back up towards the U.S. Pacific coast. A 214 slip marina in that bay is currently under construction will accommodate vessels up to 220ft..
Near the town of Golfito is a beach called Pavones, which boasts the second largest surf break in the world which has enabled surfers to surf one wave constantly in excess of 3 minutes!Also, just off the coast is Cano island where world class snorkeling and scuba diving is available.
Golfito used to be a Chiquita banana town, and when they left in 1985, a Free Trade zone was built to help mitigate the anticipated unemployment problems.The zone is still there where you are able to buy goods like clothes, perfumes, tools, and electronics equipment tax free.
