Exploring Coronado: A Region In A League Of Its Own:

Hey guys, Mikkel here,

You can’t compare Veritas, Coronado to a “suburbia type” development, nor a typical “Latin American” privada.

It is an entirely separate category; intentional living with modern dignity, off-grid capability, and long-term viability.

There are very few places in the world offering that combination… and even fewer offering it with this degree of quality, planning, and continuity.

People are moving here because:

…and Veritas, Coronado, offers all the above… and more.

It’s a parallel option in a world where the default path is becoming increasingly unlivable.

These are the kinds of communities that the next decade will be defined by.

The homes being built here (like the first few that are now nearing completion) aren’t “good for off-grid homes.” 

They’re simply good homes.

High-quality, modern, durable, comfortable… and above all, livable. 

Kitchens built for real cooking.

Bedrooms sized for real furniture.

Solar infrastructure planned from the start, not bolted on as an afterthought.

This community is for the people who already know what they want… and know why the outside world no longer provides it.

What’s being built in the hills above Coronado is a purpose-built, masterplanned community village designed for actual families, investors, freedom-seekers, and people who want autonomy… without sacrificing comfort, community, or practicality.

You’re 9 minutes from Coronado (the established expat and local service hub with hospitals, clinics, schools, grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, restaurants, malls, cafés, and a cinema). 

You’re close enough to plug into everything you rely on… while living far enough away to finally feel that sense of breathing room most people are desperate for.

The property sits roughly 1,000 ft above sea level; the difference in temperature alone changes the lifestyle.

Cooler air.

Fewer bugs.

More privacy.

More green, more views, more space.

Plus, plants love it too, which means better harvests for our food forests and gardens.  

…and you’re still only 85 km from Panama City…

Inside Veritas, Coronado, you’re looking at a real, integrated lifestyle environment with:

Food Production
• Orchards & community gardens
• Hydroponic growing systems
• Tilapia pond
• Chicken coop & small-scale livestock spaces

Water Security
• Creek on-site
• Private wells
• Redundancy built into water systems

Recreation & Community Spaces
• Swimming pool
• Pickleball + tennis courts
• Viewing deck + restaurant
• Onsite market & small shops
• Miles of scenic walking and hiking paths

It’s amenity-rich self-reliance.

Inside Veritas, Coronado, you can produce your own food, draw your own water, live in a community, stay connected, and still enjoy the comforts of the modern world. 

Most people don’t realize this until it’s too late, but governance is what makes or breaks a community long-term.

Traditional HOAs are arbitrary and are almost always misaligned with owners… and make for headaches that if you’ve ever lived under HOA rule, you already know you want no part of.

You don’t know where your fees go.

You don’t know who is making decisions.

You don’t know why rules change, and in many cases, you don’t even get a say.

Veritas is intentionally not doing that.

They’re using a DAO-based model, which means owner-based decision-making: 

• Transparent community decisions
• Owners have oversight
• Fees are tied to essentials (roads, water, security, amenity upkeep)
• No power-tripping HOA boards
• A governance system that treats owners like responsible adults

This is governance for people who value autonomy (and don’t want “nosy Nancy’s” or “eager Peter’s” dictating how they live). 

Panama is a stunning country… but it comes with a complex climate, thus designing an off-grid village in a place like this is not “plug and play.”

You don’t get to impose your will on the land…

…you collaborate with it.

That’s what Coronado does exceptionally well.

The lots aren’t standardized; they’re sculpted.

The village is not dropped onto the land… it’s shaped around it.

The pathways don’t cut through nature… they weave with it.

It doesn’t have the artificial master-planned sterility of a U.S. suburb nor the chaotic unpredictability of rural Latin America.

It sits in the middle.

Balanced.

Intentional.

This is not rural land disguised as a development.

This land is sculpted, organized and engineered to host a community of people who are opting out of dependence on failing institutions and opting into something more intentional.

It’s close enough to be convenient…

Far enough to be peaceful…

You’re not “remote” here… you’re insulated.

Veritas didn’t choose Coronado by accident… they chose it because it solves the biggest flaw in most off-grid ideas: isolation.

Here, you get the buffer without the burden.

You get the escape without the exile.

You get the independence without the inconvenience.

A real Plan-B includes a place.

A place where you can breathe if things get worse in your home country.

A place where you can rebuild if things break at home.

A place where you can raise your kids if the systems around them continue collapsing.

A place where you can be part of a community that is grounded, sane, stable, and aligned.

Veritas Village Coronado is exactly that kind of place.

You’re not living on the edge of collapse…

You’re living above it.

There are places in the world where the investment case is obvious.

Where population growth, planned infrastructure upgrades, and market demand sell the narrative.

Coronado is not one of those places.

It’s stronger. 

Here, the investment case doesn’t start with spreadsheets…

…it starts with a demand that can’t be satisfied by conventional real estate.

It started with a global psychological shift and has since evolved into a serious demand from a growing number of families who are no longer looking for just vacation homes or rental properties…

…but rather for places where they can live, retreat, protect, regroup, or rebuild if the direction of the world continues along its current trajectory.

That is why Veritas, Coronado, sits in its own category.

It is the answer to a question most people didn’t have the courage to ask until the last 24 months:

“Where do I put my money if I want sovereignty, stability, real utility, and long-term resilience?”

This is the cornerstone of Coronado’s value.

But let’s break it down and look at the hard fundamentals analytically… the way a smart investor evaluates an emerging “asset class”. 

The demand here is not cyclical.

It’s not seasonal.

It doesn’t depend on airlines, hotel occupancy, or foreign buyers chasing beachfront appreciation.

It is driven by something far more durable:

The rising global appetite for sovereign living, controlled environments, and independence from centralized systems.

People want alternatives now.

Alternatives that work.

There is a reason new off-grid communities don’t appear every month - they’re extremely hard to build.

You need:

Coronado checks these boxes. 

…and when the people who choose to live there share the same values you do, this becomes an even more valuable and calculated move for the future of yourself and your loved ones.

The next 10 years of global migration are not going to be driven by tourism, lifestyle upgrades, or seasonal escapes…

…they will be driven by:

Projects that match those needs will grow.

Coronado sits exactly where the next wave of relocations is heading.

It is not a suburb.

It is not a compound.

It is not a resort.

It is a strategic alternative.

That’s why demand will stay strong.

…and why prices increase will correlate closely with the physical progress (which is increasingly rapid).

Most people talk about real estate in terms of appreciation, ROI, rental yield, or short-term payoff.

Those things matter.

Of course they do.

But Coronado is different because the value you capture here goes beyond the financial upside.

Vertias, Coronado is being shaped by and for a very specific kind of family: someone who takes responsibility for their own life, wants sovereignty but not isolation, and understands that the value of a community is only realized when that community shares in values and purpose. 

Coronado is being built for the kind of people who ask long-term questions like:

Those are the people who end up here.

What was once no more than a blueprint for a freedom-minded community has steadily become a fully formed ecosystem with the foundations, structure, intention, and momentum required to attract (and already is) the kind of residents who aren’t just escaping something… but deliberately building something better.

Most so-called “off-grid” developments position themselves as retreats.

Temporary escapes.

From day one, the Coronado location was designed to be lived in, not just visited… 

This is no longer a concept; it’s a village under construction, with growth leaps happening right now.

One of the things I always remind readers is this: communities like this develop “slowly” before the “everything all at once” phase hits.

…well, it appears this way at least, as by the time construction ground is even broken, the work being done behind the scenes to prepare the land, both physically and legally, is vast. 

Weeks, months and even years can feel quiet… and then suddenly, the visible progress emerges seemingly out of nowhere.  

That’s exactly what’s unfolding in Coronado right now.

The Veritas team has been moving strategically, focusing on infrastructure, homeowner readiness, and amenity rollouts… all the pieces that transform a development from “promising land” into a functioning, high-value community.

Here’s what’s happening on the ground right now:  

The Front Gate 

Within the next two months, construction on the front gate is scheduled to begin.

This is a big milestone.

It marks the shift from “a beautiful mountain site with roads and views” to “a defined, private, residents-only village. 

Plus, a proper entrance does several things:

The Water Feature

At the start of the dry season, the team will begin upgrading the main water feature and pond… one of the many aesthetic anchors of the entire community. 

This is where people walk in the evenings.

Where owners meet their neighbours.

Where the village starts to feel like a place, not just a plan.

In the long run, this is the kind of amenity that increases perceived value for every lot surrounding it.

The water feature is set for a major upgrade at the start of the dry season, and the outcome will increase livability here immensely. 

First Homes Nearing Completion

Nothing validates a community like seeing the first actual homes nearing completion.

The very first homes are scheduled to wrap up around the start of the new year, and that marks the transition from:

A promising community to an inhabitable village. 

…and once homes are finished, a few things will  happen almost immediately:

People want to live where people can already live.

These first houses set the tone, and their completion will ripple outward through the entire project.

This is the phase that increases the value of every lot in the village.

These first homes set the architectural standard for the entire community.

They will serve as “show homes” for potential residents who come here to check things out before determining which plot of land and which home model is best going to serve their needs (and budget).

With the dry season approaching, these major advancements (and more) will begin to take shape. Community paths, shared gathering spaces, and landscaped common areas will be completed, and the visual progress will become even clearer. 

Folks, this is where the community starts filling in and things really start coming to life. 

Send an email to my friend and partner, Andrea, if you want to learn more about Veritas, Coronado, and see if this community is the right fit for your needs and those of your loved ones. 

Site plans, pricing, housing model options, photos… whatever you would like to see, you can get from Andrea here: [email protected].

Andrea has helped a ton of my clients and others in the Expat Money Community secure land here in Coronado and is no stranger to working with families just like yours who were once also very early in the off-grid “consideration phase”.

I mention the above to encourage you to reach out to Andrea even if you’re brand new to this and only want to learn more… for now.

You can reach Andrea at [email protected].


Speak soon,
Mikkel