This 1,943-hectare parcel near Bejuco, Nandayure, Guanacaste is land with sound foundations and clear regenerative upside, scoring 58 out of 100. The reading that most shapes the work here is that dry spells are projected to run about 88 days by 2050. Its main strength is that most of the parcel reads as tree cover. The first move: build a water budget sized to the projected dry spell, not the annual average.
Riskmedium confidence
Dry spells are projected to run about 88 days by 2050.
A long rain-free stretch — not the yearly total — is what empties soil moisture and storage; size water storage and choose drought-tolerant planting to the dry spell, not the annual average.
Longest yearly run of days under 1 mm of rain projected near 88 days longer than today's 30-day spell (Open-Meteo daily climate).
Riskhigh confidence
The terrain is steep, which constrains construction and raises erosion risk.
Steep slopes increase building and road costs, limit machinery access, and make the land more prone to erosion and landslides.
Mean slope 2°, with 213 m of elevation change across the parcel.
Riskmedium confidence
This area is highly exposed to projected climate change by 2050.
Large shifts in temperature and rainfall can change what the land can support, so any plan should be built around the projected conditions, not current ones.
Projected change by 2050: +1 °C mean temperature, +45% rainfall. Exposure rated High.
Riskhigh confidence
A meaningful share of this land's tree cover has been cleared since 2000.
Long-term loss points to historical or ongoing clearing pressure and a lower conservation baseline; confirm the legal status and whether clearing is still active.
About 54.6% of the parcel lost tree cover since 2000, most recently in 2021. It held 69% tree cover in 2000. Source: Hansen Global Forest Change GFC-2023-v1.11.
Opportunitylow confidence
Most of the parcel reads as tree cover.
Tree cover can carry real conservation and carbon value, but satellite land-cover cannot tell natural forest from a monoculture plantation (oil palm, rubber, teak). Confirm which it is before assuming biodiversity or carbon value.
86% of the parcel reads as tree cover (satellite land-cover mapping). Naturalness is not verified.
Opportunityhigh confidence
A watercourse runs through the parcel.
On-site water supports irrigation, livestock, and habitat and can lower water-supply costs — though it may carry buffer or setback rules worth checking.
A mapped river or stream crosses the parcel (Río Blanco).
Waterhigh confidence
Rainfall is high and supports rain-fed use.
There is enough water for most crops and forestry with little or no irrigation; dry-season storage still helps.
2,973 mm of rain per year. A watercourse crosses the parcel. The archive's 20-year trend reads about +43% — a swing that size deserves verification against local records before it informs any plan.
Biodiversityhigh confidence
The area has a rich record of documented wildlife.
High biodiversity adds conservation value, may bring species-protection rules, and can support eco-tourism or habitat-credit programs.
5,579 biodiversity records nearby, including Coragyps atratus and Crotophaga sulcirostris (GBIF, the global species-record archive).
Soillow confidence
No satellite soil data is available for this parcel.
Soil quality cannot be assessed remotely here, so a ground survey is needed before any agricultural or restoration decision.
The SoilGrids survey returned no data for this location.
Accesshigh confidence
Road and town access are close.
Good access lowers development and logistics costs but can raise encroachment pressure and land prices.
About 0.26 km to the nearest road.
Accessmedium confidence
Official Costa Rican record places this in Lepanto, Puntarenas, Puntarenas.
National cadastral and administrative data ground the parcel in the legal record — the basis for title, permitting, and tax diligence.
Jurisdiction: Lepanto, Puntarenas, Puntarenas. Source: SNIT.