I can't wait to come back with my family

It's a beautiful sunny day on Viveros. Under his battered straw hat, Alexander Orsa is doing a final tour of his house. He checks everything thoroughly, with the help of a fellow Russian friend: the luxurious onyx marbles, the master bedroom's glass doors, the wooden floors, etc.

Soon before lunchtime, comes the eagerly awaited moment. After a formal handshake with Viveros' General Manager Maxime Navarre, Alexander Orsa is finally in full possession of his house, with direct access to the island's main beach. "I can't wait to come back with my wife and children now that the house is ready ", says Orsa in a smile. "Yes, it's a big house! I like it big! ".

It is a spectacular house, featuring a 21x8 m swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and lines of columns over a marble terrace, showing the way to the ocean. Next to the future Beach Club, it is also the biggest house built so far on Viveros Island.

To make the most of his house, Orsa acquired over 8,500 m2 of land. He bought a plot and a half, sharing the other half with his neighbors, the Cheurlin, a French family who are Viveros's first full time residents. On that shared land, Orsa, an investor in renewable energy, is considering installing solar panels to take advantage of Viveros exceptional sunshine throughout the year.

Palm trees, bougainvillea and various other tropical species decorate his garden. At its bottom, a guesthouse has been built with a spacious bedroom and bathroom overviewing the beach.

"I like Las Perlas a lot ", says Orsa. "I have been all over the other coast, on the Atlantic side, the Caribbean. Here, it is much better. It is stunningly beautiful. The water is pristine. The whole archipelago is well looked after. And for us, living in New York, with almost the same time zone, it is very convenient ".

Orsa has discovered all the potential offered by Las Perlas archipelago from the Viveros Marina, where his Azimut yacht is docked. "I love coming here to fish and to scuba dive. There are beautiful spots ".

He cannot hide the pleasure of having been one of the first investors on Viveros Island, one the first who believed in the project. His patience and enthusiasm have been rewarded as his family can now enjoy their house.

Equally he has made a latent capital gain with the rise of the cost of land since his purchase was made three years ago. His profit will only increase due to the continued development of the island as one of the most attractive destination on Panama's Pacific coast.