# Punta Mona

> Punta Mona was an 85-acre organic farm and center for sustainable living, reachable only by boat or on foot, between Manzanillo and Gandoca on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast. It closed in 2021 over regulatory issues; its team now runs a new project, La Huerta, and online courses.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/punta-mona/
Last checked: 2026-11-04

**Update, November 2026:** Punta Mona closed in 2021 over regulatory issues, after 28 years. Its website says the team has found new roots in Costa Rica with a project called La Huerta, which plans to welcome guests in March and April 2027. We've kept this article for the record.

Punta Mona was an organic farm and center for education and sustainable living on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast, about 8 km south of Manzanillo and 10 km north of Gandoca, deep in the jungle. There was no road in: visitors hiked from Manzanillo or came by boat. For almost 3 decades it hosted permaculture courses, yoga retreats, teacher trainings, interns and volunteers.

![A woman in warrior pose on a beach, in black and white](/static/img/old/2015-07-yoga.webp)

## What it was like

The farm covered about 85 acres of gardens, food forest and jungle, with cabins and tree houses built from materials found on the land. Days typically started with meditation, yoga and a vegetarian breakfast from the farm, and evenings brought more yoga and time together. Guests could learn permaculture design, natural building and herbalism, or come simply to unplug at the edge of the jungle.

## What Punta Mona's team does now

Its website lists 3 projects:

- **La Huerta**: a new community and land-stewardship project in Costa Rica, opening to guests in March and April 2027.
- **Ecoversity**: online courses in herbalism and permaculture.
- **Gandoca Cultural Exchange Program**: visits to the village of Gandoca, next to the old farm, to learn about local Caribbean culture.

If you're in the area, local guides in Manzanillo run boat trips past Punta Mona.

## Yoga on the Caribbean coast today

For yoga near Manzanillo and Puerto Viejo now, [Kindred Spirits](/kindred-spirits-equestrians-retreats/) in Cocles combines yoga with horses, and [The Goddess Garden](/the-goddess-garden/) in Cahuita has long hosted retreats. See the Caribbean section of [where to do yoga in Costa Rica](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/) for the places we've checked.

Website: [Punta Mona](https://www.puntamona.org/)