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FRONTIER
COSTA
RICA
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 At Highland Heritage we have a unique setting in the mountains where
time has almost stood still and the 21st century is still but a distance away.
Our (Truth in Awareness) study centre reflects our philosophy of tranquillity and
a slower pace of life in harmony with nature.
This is not a place beset
with hi-tech equipment and overwhelming information. Here, you can study or read
or write as people calmly did 40 years ago and more - undisturbed and in peace
and quiet away from noise and chaos. The only sounds you will hear will be from the water fountains in the
ponds that surround the centre, the singing of the birds, the occasional 'noise'
from the monkeys - and, perhaps, a little Mozart or Chopin, though we have a selection of some 38,000 pieces of all types of music. Around 4.00pm there will be the start of the cacophony of dozens of frogs.
 From every
window there are relaxing views of the surrounding forest, with more distant
views to the mountain tops, and to the flower gardens with literally thousands
of colourful plants - every colour of the rainbow. Wild orchids grow in
proliferation on large rocks to the sides of the centre and on rocks in the
ponds, as well as many wild flowers (at the time of writing this, one smallish
rock has seven different wildflowers growing on it, all in bloom, as well as
orchids).
The centre was designed on a theme of an old Western building
and built entirely from Western Red Cedar shipped especially from Canada. It has
a small kitchen and lunch bar, a selection of around 500 books (fiction and non
fiction including Natural History of Costa Rica), and a range of DVDs (our only
diversion from yesteryear) on the corruption of government and big business, and over 2,000 movies, and can host informal gatherings and
discussions.
Use of the centre is available to guests, and others by invitation from, and as guests of, the owners.
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VICTORY COFFEE
Our coffee is high-altitude, totally organic, and shade grown
in the rainforest - nothing is added, or sprayed, or anything.
In
December and January the fruits are harvested as they turn red, soaked in pure
spring water until the pulp becomes soft, which is then removed leaving just the
bean. The beans are then naturally sun and air dried for several days, after
which the skin on the bean is removed. They are then stored ready for
use.
As the need arises, the beans are then slow-roasted over a natural
wood fire for about an hour, to the desired richness. Nothing in our process is
artificial. The downside of this is that our coffee is just too good, and we
drink too much!
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