PUNTA CARENERO IS A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
LOCATED LESS THAN THREE MINUTES BY BOAT FROM BOCAS TOWN, BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA.
PHILOSOPHY
THE AIM OF PUNTA CARENERO IS TO GO BEYOND "LOW IMPACT," AND TO CREATE A NEW FORWARD-THINKING MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE THAT OUR SITE CAN EXIST IN PERPETUITY IN A SELF SUFFICIENT MANNER.
THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL SOLAR POWER PLANTS, INDIVIDUAL RAINWATER COLLECTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND COMPOSTING TOILETS PAIRED WITH GREY WATER RECYCLING SYSTEMS OR ULTRA-LOW EFFLUENT SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
MANY OTHER MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PRESERVE THE SERENITY, PRIVACY, FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, AND NATURAL INTEGRITY OF OUR SITE, INCLUDING REASONABLE CONSTRUCTION FOOTPRINT RESTRICTIONS, AND A PROHIBITION OF ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.
IT IS THE FIRM BELIEF OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT BY IMPROVING THE SITE THROUGH THE REGENERATION OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND THROUGH THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES, LONG-TERM VALUE WILL BE CREATED FOR BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE PROJECT BENEFITS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF NEW JOBS AND THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
ENVIRONMENT
PUNTA CARENERO IS A FORMER CATTLE RANCH, PREDOMINATELY FEATURING ROLLING HILLS AND BLUFFS. THE SITE WAS PARTIALLY DEFORESTED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, CREATING LARGE GRASSY AREAS. NONETHELESS, IT FEATURES LARGE HARDWOOD TREES AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF PALMS, SEA GRAPES, CITRUS, AND MANY OTHER DESIREABLE SPECIES OF TREE AND PLANT.
THE SITE IS SURROUNDED ON THE WEST, NORTH AND EAST BY THE CARIBBEAN SEA. IT INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 3600 FEET OF OCEANFRONT COMPRISED OF A MIX OF BEACHES AND BLUFFS.
THERE IS A LARGE VARIETY OF BIRDLIFE, INCLUDING SEVERAL SPECIES OF PARROT, KINGFISHER, ORIPENDULA, TANAGER, PELICAN, IBIS, WOOD RAIL, THREE WATTLED BELL BIRD, HAWKS, OSPREY, LAUGHING FALCONS, AND WOODPECKER.
OTHER FAUNA INCLUDE NESTING SEA TURTLES, BOX TURTLES, SNAKE NECK TURTLES, BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLIES, TREE FROGS, IGUANAS, SLOTHS, TROPICAL LONG TAILED OPOSSUMS, AND THE OCCAISIONAL CROCODILE. THE SURROUNDING SEAS ARE INHABITED BY RED SNAPPER, YELLOWFIN AND BLACKFIN TUNA, SKIPJACK, TREVALI, KINGFISH, DORADO, TARPIN, LOBSTER, OCTOPUS, PORPOISES, MANATEE, AND MUCH MORE.
PUNTA CARENERO IS BUILT IN AN ENERGY INDEPENDENT MANNER, WITH EACH HOME FEATURING ITS OWN SOLAR POWER, RAINWATER COLLECTION, AND WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT IS ALSO MORE RELIABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE THAN THE USE OF TRADITIONAL UTILITIES. IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT OUR COMMUNITY DO ITS PART TO PROMOTE THE USE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES.