ABOUT OUR CHAIRMAN

Bill Gale is 61 years of age, and has been married for 39 years and the proud father of two doctors, and the proud grandfather of four. He attended New York University and Columbia University in New York City. He spent six years in the U.S. Army Reserves as a medic, and was honorably discharged after his service was complete.

Mr. Gale has devoted his entire professional life to acquiring and developing real estate. He was involved with Stonehenge Capital Corporation of New York City for many years, while Stonehenge was building numerous shopping centers with Kmart as anchor tenant. These developments were offered through major securities firms Shearson Lehman and Thompson McKinnon.

For 17 years, Mr. Gale managed all sales operations for Lehigh Acres Development, Inc., a NASDAQ-traded company. The company was responsible for acquiring 64,000 acres of land (a tract of almost 12 square miles), and the planning, implementation of infrastructure, construction and sale of a giant residential community known as Lehigh Acres. The development, which lies just east of Ft. Myers, Florida, is now home to more than 45,000 people.

All told, the projects Mr. Gale has been involved with have been in the billions of dollars.

A world traveler with his wife Judi, Mr. Gale immediately recognized the enormous potential for developing residential communities in Costa Rica, and was convinced he could bring his expertise to acquire land, and to build homes at a realistic cost, while at the same time being in complete harmony with the country's breathtaking and diverse environment. To accomplish his goals, and bring his vision to life, Mr. Gale brought together a team of young, experienced engineers and contractors with global backgrounds.

In a phrase, Mr. Gale builds a new way of life that's affordable for his clients. His keen eye and negotiating skills provide an opportunity for the land owner or home builder to purchase raw land (pre-developed) at a wholesale price which is usually well below all market comparables. Mr. Gale believes in providing high quality in the homes he builds. All work meets or exceeds generally accepted standards. He believes if you do it right the first time, you will have a satisfied customer.

Our model home center located in San Jose, Costa Rica allows clients to select from the finest quality products available on the market today. Mr. Gale believes that he can clearly beat all competitors in quality of work and in price by offering to clients builder's pricing which allows for volume discounts to be passed to his customers.