Villas in Veraguas: Santa Catalina’s Big World Villas Development and their Eye for Tourism

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 05, 2008 – Santa Catalina has rested quietly on the shores of the Veraguas province, indulging visitors with their quaint village restaurants, wide-open beaches, and chartered boats to uninhabited tropical islands - where the surfing and scuba diving world-class conditions were discovered only by the dedicated adventurers and the locals. As the “Big World Villas” http://www.bigworldvillas.com.pa developed behind the scenes, so did Santa Catalina. Santa Catalina became the launching dock for surfers, scuba divers, travelers and explorers to discover Isla Coiba – which is now the Coiba National Park (Parque Nacional Coiba) in Panama.

With much thanks to Santa Catalina promoting the Isla Coiba, Veraguas has now received the profitable honor of being zoned for tourism by the Panamanian Tourist Board (IPAT), and Coiba National Park has received international acclaim and protective status by qualifying as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Veraguas, Santa Catalina, the Isla of Cobia, and its Island neighbors are all now perfectly positioned for economic success.

Big World Villas has strategically constructed and positioned their villas for breathtaking panoramic views of Santa Catalina and the honorary Islands of the vast Pacific. Vision was important to Big World Villa’s master plan, and to their structural development. They carefully selected an octagon shape which applied the open architectural style promoted by Orson Fowler in the late 1800s that provides better ventilation and more light than standard four-walled building. These modern sunlight filled Villas, surrounded by extravagant wraparound balconies and encircled by maximized windows, provide every opportunity for a resident to look out and gaze towards the Islands of Catalina, Gobernadora, Cebaco, and of course the Island of Coiba, as well as Panama’s Veraguas coastline.

Such scenic views and expansive housing must be supplied with luxurious amenities, and Bid World Villas has developed a list of amenities that any tropical vacationer would Panama would relish. As with many luxury apartments and condominium developments, security is provided. Standard amenities such as a modern gym, tennis area, business center, boutique, and coffee bar are also provided at the Big World Villas. But the Big World Villas go beyond the standard, and provide Panama’s guests with amenities unique to a tropical ocean front development.

At Big World Villa’s there is a social area on the oceanfront, which is complete with a giant infinity pool, a swim up bar, a waterfall, and an ocean front massage and yoga zone. As if that wasn’t enough relaxation, Big World Villas has also arranged for a hammock park. Gently rocking in a hammock while pretending to read your favorite book under the shade of Island Trees, all the while sipping your favorite tropical drink, no longer has to be a fantasy – it can now be reality in Big Villas Hammock Park. For more social pleasures, social areas are also arranged on rooftops; and down below, a Coconut Tree-Top daiquiri bar serves soothingly cold drinks out of the hot sun. An on site cinema, upscale restaurant, and bakery are all ready to serve you throughout the day and night, and of course full management services are provided for, and a heliport and medical services are conveniently available.

Panama’s Big World Villas is seeking investors in phases. Buyers in phase one, which includes about 48 units, will of course purchase the property for the lowest price. Big World Villas has an attractive plan for phase one buyers that allows them to own the property but rent it out to tourists, and Big World Villas will completely manage the property and pass on 70% of the rental income. This lets investors sit on their investment, and lets Big World Villa develop the Santa Catalina tourist market.

As the development expands, the prices will increase. Significant tax incentives are, however, available at every phase. One facet of development that Santa Catalina is looking forward to is the development of a new airport. Santa Catalina is located about 300km south-west of Panama City, and reaching Santa Catalina is no easy task, and historically the roads haven’t been the easiest to traverse.

However, Santa Catalina and their world-class surfing and scuba diving conditions have made the drive worth the wait for many. As word spread of the natural wonders that are hidden on the Islands off the Coast of Santa Catalina, the need for well-constructed roads, and an airport, became apparent. The new airport will connect to Panama City with the local airlines Aeroperlas and Taca providing three flights a week. Once the airport is up and running (which is scheduled to be completed shortly), it will only take a 45 minute flight from the lively city of Panama to the leisurely town of Santa Catalina.

Panama’s “Big World Villas” development on the province of Veraguas is in a solid position to gain a significant portion of Panama’s vacationing tourists. Santa Catalina has long been successful at promoting the many natural attributes of the nearby Pacific Islands, and in particular, Isla Coiba and Coiba National Park. The province, the town, and the development are all reflective of the economic growth and international interest Panama has been gaining. With the Veraguas’ special zoning for tourism and World Heritage international status of Coiba National Park, Big World Villas is sure to capture Panama’s increasing tourist market and provide investors and Santa Catalina villagers with the economic success that has been secretly building on its Pacific Shores for years.

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