Live a free, enlightened and sustainable life
We are a core family of four — David, Rélene and our boys Gunnar and Issac — expanded by Mary and Jonathan who head production of consumables, and by the guides, cooks and volunteers who call Magic Mountain home.
Our mission
Our mission is to create free and sustainable ways of living across the areas of food, medicine, community building, education, trade, self-enlightenment and cultural events.
We do that by growing what we eat, making what we can, teaching what we learn, and building a local network of care and exchange — so that humans and rainforest thrive together for generations to come.
Who we are
We range in age from 18 to 61 and come from all walks of life. What we share is a strong connection to this land and to our neighbours in La Tigra.
Poco Mas Sol is also a node of the international Freedom Cell Network — a decentralised web of small, peer-to-peer groups building parallel institutions through education and peaceful non-compliance. We are always looking to build with others in Costa Rica and beyond.
Life in the community
Life here is filled with surprises: there are always new flora and fauna to discover, and hiking and adventure in every direction. We live at 2,200 ft above sea level with an average temperature of 24 °C (75 °F) and about 13 feet of rain a year — which is why everything grows.
Days start with the birds, pass through the garden, the kitchen and the workshop, and end around the fire. Follow the call of the rainforest!
The people on the mountain
The family, guides, cooks and friends living and working here right now.
Alais Clay
Activist-musician · retreat host · La Tigra Freedom Cell
Uriel Amador
Rainforest guide · permaculturist · founder of Red Eye Frog Tours
Kenny Palurintano
Kenny’s Conscious Kitchen · food as medicine
Emily Lawler
Sacred Earth Herbal Apothecary · Deepening With Plants
Where we are
Our 25 acres sit on the Atlantic slope of the Tilarán mountain range, 400 m above Finca Steller in La Tigra de San Carlos — part of a larger organic farm bordering the Children’s Eternal Rainforest (Bosque Eterno de Los Niños) and the Monteverde conservation corridor. About 40 minutes from La Fortuna and 2.5–3 hours from San José airport.
We’re looking for green builders, permaculturists, artisans and community managers
Trade your skills for a free stay, meals and a living classroom.