The Beach & Surroundings
Playa El Ostional · Pacific Coast, Nicaragua
Playa El Ostional · Pacific Coast, Nicaragua
This 8,171 m² (approximately 2 acres) parcel sits just one lot removed from Playa El Ostional — a stunning, largely undeveloped crescent beach with turquoise Pacific waters on Nicaragua's southern Emerald Coast. With the beach just 100 meters away and road access directly off highway NN-224, this is an exceptional opportunity to acquire titled Pacific Coast land before this area reaches its inevitable inflection point.
The lot has been actively maintained — cleared of brush and undergrowth annually — meaning it is clean, accessible, and ready for a buyer to walk, assess, and begin permitting immediately. No jungle hacking required.
The village of El Ostional is a ~1.3 km beach walk away — roughly 20 minutes along a pristine Pacific shoreline, passing Manta Raya Hospedaje and the Monkey Bar along the way. Local restaurants, markets, and authentic Nicaraguan community life are within easy reach, while the lot itself remains private and tranquil.
The owners are in the planning stage of developing the adjacent lot immediately to the north with a series of casitas for the vacation rental and resale market — a meaningful signal of confidence in the area's trajectory.
One lot removed from Playa El Ostional — a natural, undeveloped Pacific crescent beach with turquoise water and virtually no commercial development.
A substantial parcel with room to build a single home, multiple casitas, a small resort, or hold for appreciation. Surveyed and titled.
Direct access off the new NN-224 coastal highway — part of a major government infrastructure program reshaping accessibility across the Emerald Coast.
Brush and undergrowth cleared annually. The lot is clean, walkable, and ready to assess — no remediation or clearing costs before you can begin.
Fully registered title held jointly. All municipal taxes paid annually without interruption. No encumbrances, liens, or outstanding obligations.
Located within an established subdivision grid with defined lot boundaries, existing neighboring development, and emerging local services.
~30 km south of San Juan del Sur — Nicaragua's most established expat and tourism hub — on the emerging Emerald Coast corridor.
The owners are planning casitas on the lot immediately to the north for vacation rental and resale. Investment momentum already in motion.
| Finca Number | 37,639 |
| Property Name | Cien Pasos |
| Area | 8,171.37 m² (approximately 2.02 acres) |
| Location | Lotificación Las Viejas, Comarca de Ostional, San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua |
| Distance to Pacific | One lot from the ocean (~100 meters) |
| Survey Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Surveyor | Ing. Alejandro Mairena Lezcano (Lic. AMR 100___) |
| Coordinate System | WGS84 |
| Ownership | Fee simple — jointly held, clear title |
| Municipality | Municipio de San Juan del Sur, Rivas |
| Road Access | Via NN-224 coastal highway |
| Lot Condition | Cleared & maintained annually |
| Asking Price | $165,000 USD |
| Station | Longitude | Latitude |
|---|---|---|
| St1 | −85.75915114 | 11.10694562 |
| St2 | −85.75874394 | 11.10645625 |
| St3 | −85.75849073 | 11.10663694 |
| St4 | −85.75810286 | 11.10615183 |
| St5 | −85.75799754 | 11.10674849 |
| St6 | −85.75853179 | 11.10739287 |
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Coordinates: 11°06'24.31"N, 85°45'30.94"W · Elev. ~21 ft
This property has been meticulously maintained from a legal and tax standpoint. All due diligence items are in order — ready for a buyer who wants to move efficiently.
In keeping with Nicaraguan custom, the seller prepares and pays for the deed of sale (escritura de compraventa) — the buyer takes possession with the core transfer document already handled. Legal guidance on the complete ownership-transfer process, including how the 2025 Border Territory Law applies to this property, is provided by the property’s local attorney.
Nicaragua's Pacific Coast remains one of the last genuinely undervalued coastal real estate markets in the Americas. Beach lots in this region that sold for $30,000–$60,000 a few years ago now command multiples of those prices — and El Ostional is still on the early side of that curve.
The new coastal highway, growing foreign buyer demand, and light short-term rental regulation all point in the same direction. Foreign buyers can hold titled Nicaraguan property in their own name. As with any international purchase, buyers are encouraged to conduct independent legal due diligence — the property's local attorney can walk qualified buyers through the process.
Playa El Ostional is a natural, crescent-shaped Pacific beach — largely untouched, no commercial clutter, no crowds. The kind of beach that defines a destination before the destination is discovered.
The new NN-224 coastal highway is a government commitment to this region. Roads like this transform access, trigger development, and anchor long-term value appreciation.
Nicaragua's Pacific Coast has appreciated steadily over the past decade, with coastal tourism zones outperforming the broader market.
30 km south of San Juan del Sur — Nicaragua's most established expat and tourism hub with fiber internet, international schools, and an active real estate market.
Playa El Ostional is an active Olive Ridley sea turtle nesting beach. Turtles come ashore throughout the nesting season (July–December) to lay eggs in the same dark sand that fronts this property. The village runs a community-operated turtle hatchery — managed by local women and supported by international conservation programs — protecting nests and releasing hatchlings directly into the Pacific.
A short drive north lies Playa La Flor Wildlife Reserve, one of only seven beaches in the world where Olive Ridley turtles stage an arribada — a mass nesting event in which tens of thousands of turtles emerge from the sea simultaneously under a waning moon. At peak, La Flor receives up to 50,000 turtles in a single night. It is one of the great wildlife spectacles on Earth.
For a future eco-lodge or vacation rental, this combination is rare: nesting turtles and a working hatchery in the village itself, and one of the planet's most extraordinary natural events minutes away by car.
Nesting season: July–December · Species: Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) · La Flor Wildlife Reserve: ~5 km north · Conservation: Paso Pacífico & MARENA