My teen years were spent in Costa Rica. The beaches close to my home were uninhabited at the time....I slept in a hammock on many of them with sea turtles laying their eggs underneath and howler monkeys making off with my soap! Life was ideal and those formative years set me on a course of love for and appreciation of the Latin American culture and their people. Costa Rica was exceptionally poor back then and I vowed in my heart to do something someday to help the impoverished. I have spent almost two decades leading medical teams with Refuge International to care for the impoverished Mayan people in Guatemala. In return, I have reaped the benefit of exposure to their fascinating culture and an intense appreciation for the artistry of their architecture and furnishings which has been honed over generations, and which fill this home.
The Posada San Rafael is the culmination of a lifetime of exposure to colonial Latin American culture and a labor of love for the people of Guatemala, Costa Rica and Nicaragua who painstakingly produced the lovely artifacts, fountains, columns and other details which have made this villa one of the most outstanding homes in picturesque Las Catalinas.