Quizur

Safety, Beauty and Sustainability in Peaceful, Happy Costa Rica!

The gates of Quizur, a beloved 2-acre property with home, event center, offices, bungalows and Wisdom Garden.

Are you looking for the best place on earth
to care for your family or sustain your business (or both!)?

• Main house with institutional kitchen, living room, office, 4 spacious bedrooms (each with their own bathroom)
•Event Center with stage that seats over 200
• 5 classrooms
• 4 one-bedroom bungalows
• 2-bedroom, 2-story bungalow with large workshop
• Workshop
• Public bathrooms with separate handicap bathroom
• A well that, in the past, provided all water for the town
• Easy access from the street and a road to all facilities
• Beautiful, gentle topography with mountain and valley views

Why Costa Rica? In 2008, 2010 and 2016 the Happy Planet Index ranked Costa Rica as the happiest country in the world. In 2019, the World Happiness Report, named Costa Rica as the happiest country in Latin America, second happiest in the Americas after Canada and the twelfth happiest in the world out of 156 countries.

With over 500,000 different species of animals and plants, Costa Rica houses at least 5% of the world's biodiversity. It funds nature reserve management and environmental services like clean air, fresh water and biodiversity protection. Costa Rica has protected about 28% of its land in national parks and wildlife refuges.

At Quizur, you are immersed in the breathtaking nature of Costa Rica, yet you are centrally located in Santa Ana, which is 25 minutes from the airport. Santa Ana has become the place of choice with upscale grocery stores, gourmet restaurants, the best hospitals, private schools and malls. You can enjoy the peace and quiet of Quizur and, in just a few minutes, go out on the town!

Sign on the front wall, Quizur, “tiny culture of peace”

Costa Rica is the only country in the world with no army and no arrangement for defense with a larger country. Instead of funding defense, they invest in education.

A Pictorial Tour of Quizur

Bienvenidos (Welcome) ramp to Main House

Quizur served as a second campus for the United Nations University for Peace (UPeace). housed visiting professors and provided an Event Center for large events.

The property was shared with the Academy for Peace of Costa Rica (APCR), which trained public school teachers in the Connection Practice, a skill for meeting challenges in life,

The APCR was a project of Rasur Foundation International (RFI), a US nonprofit. Now circumstances have changed and selling the property will provided needed funds to RFI, UPeace and RFI’s founder, Rita Marie Johnson. So, in purchasing this property, you would receive all its benefits and support those who are working for a more peaceful world.

Quizur has been completely renovated in 2021 and is in beautiful condition.

Main House

Front patio of Main House and Event Center entrance.

View from Main House to the mountains

Patio on two sides of main house can seat about 70 at tables.

2nd Patio

Institutional kitchen with large island and heavy-duty stove

Living Room can seat up to 50

Office

Four big bedrooms with full bathrooms, large closets and ceiling fans

Classroom at back of main house

Huge laundry room with folding table adjoining a room of storage closets

Double sinks in laundry

Event Center

Event Center Front Entrance

Inside Front Event Center Entrance

Event Center with stage can seat over 200

Back Entrance to Event Center

Below the Event Center are 3 classrooms or offices

Event Center Used as a Gym

Three stalls for women, two in men's bathroom, separate bathroom for handicapped

Public Bathrooms

The Wisdom Garden

Enter the enchanting Wisdom Garden, where you will find exotic flowers, a raised vegetable garden and an array of birds and animals.

The front Wisdom Garden

A bird with a long. blue tail at rest in the Wisdom Garden

View from Wisdom Garden to the valley

Bananas from the Wisdom Garden

Bungalows and Workshops

Four bungalows with living/dining/kitchen, bedroom, bath, large closet, one is fully furnished, 1 semi-furnished

Bungalow living Room

Open design in bungalows

Charming kitchen

Hand Painted table with chairs

Comfy bedroom

Bungalow bathroom

Bungalows 1 and 2 are joined

Bungalows 1 and 2 look lovely at night

Bungalows 3 and 4 are neighbors

Two story bungalow has a balcony and a Workshop in back

Large balcony on 2-story house

Large Workshop, big windows on two sides, tools

This is the dream bench, where you can sit and dream big dreams of life in Costa Rica.

Just imagine how this property could be used!

• Extended Family Compound – for family members of all ages
• Bed and Breakfast - a bathroom for every bedroom
• Intentional Community – private and community space
• Educational Center – huge bedrooms convert to classrooms
• Retreat Center – a combination of nature and convenience
• Recovery Center, Assisted Living or Nursing Home – all facilities are single story except one
• Business – office and workspace galore
• Nonprofit Headquarters – multiuse space for offices and events
• Or develop this ideal, residential high-density land, which is approved for up to 38 homes. Zoning allows for a density of 75% of the land and minimum lots of 120-150 m2. Maximum building height is 3 stories. Make your numbers!

We invite you to dream of bringing Quizur to its full potential.

Contact:

Email: info@connectionpractice.org

Phone: 214-458-4345