How much does it cost to build a small eco-house?
Of course it depends on what options you want, but you can build a small two-bedroom house, made mostly from cement and local materials, for around $75,000. Your house should include plenty of outside living space, since you will probably spend most of your time outside. Large, covered decks are ideal for Costa Rican tropical houses, but it’s also important to have a secure inside space for stormy or buggy days. What? There’s bugs in Costa Rica? Many people imagine that there must be clouds of mosquitos in the rainforest, right? Well not here! This part of Costa Rica isn’t a true rainforest. It’s a “dry tropical forest” and for five months per year (Dec-April) there’s hardly a drop of rain and so it’s a desert climate. So during dry season you will rarely see a mosquito. The worst bug problems are in May, when the wet season starts and everything hatches from wherever they’ve been lying dormant. After a month or so, the ecosystem seems to go back into balance and there are less bugs ar
