Recreo LLC

Recreo LLC aims to be a leading provider of ecologically sensitive luxury travel destinations around the world. Recreo works with guests to provide personalized experiential travel, catering to each guest's individual needs and desires. Guests can literally choose their own adventures, making full use of the range of outdoor activities offered on-site and in the surrounding areas.

The Recreo 'vision' has a few simple tenets:

*Privated luxury accommodations with individualized activities and experiences to suit
each guest's lifestyle

*Unrestricted use of all activities and services offered

*A level of service and amenities akin to that of the world's finest resorts and hotels

Recreo strives to be ecologically and socially mindful of each country and area where it chooses to develop.

Recreo plans to adapt the model that they have developed in Costa Rica around Latin America and, ultimately, to Europe.

History

Two years ago, Paul Pawlowski began to develop the concept of Recreo, combining the tenets above with an emphasis on geotourism. Earlier this year he brought Michael Porter, Matthew Van Dyne and Anthony Jarrin on board, and the partners have since honed their collective vision to create what will be Recreo's beta project in Costa Rica.

Pawlowski, Porter, Van Dyne & Jarrin, all homeowners in Costa Rica, chose the country for their first joint enterprise for its breathtaking scenery, its strengthening economy, the Costa Rican government's commitment to protecting foreign investment and a worldwide resurgence of interest in the culture, food and music of Latin America.

The partners plan to expand their brand to other parts of Latin America (including the Dominican Republic and Colombia) and eventually to Europe, all following the model of Recreo Costa Rica.

Bios
Paul Pawlowski - Partner
Paul is founding partner with Michael of Recreo. He has been an entrepreneur his entire life. At the age of thirteen, Paul opened his own landscaping business, which would eventually hit nearly $5 million a year in revenue. Also at an early age Paul discovered his love for real estate and development.

In 2005 he opened Recess Management LLC. One hour into his first visit to Costa Rica, he purchased property there; his vacation home was completed five months later. After seeing the beauty and opportunity of Costa Rica, the landscape architect, real estate developer and adventure-lover conceived of his vision for Recreo.

Paul enlisted the assistance of his sister Krisitne Pawlowski and her husband Eduardo Rodriguez, in order to make his vision for Recreo into a reality. In 2002 Kristine moved to Costa Rica to teach English. During the day she taught at the local school, and at night held adult classes for the entire community. Within three short months of arriving in Costa Rica, Kristine became fluent in Spanish, and a respected community member. Within a year of moving to Costa Rica Kristine met and married her husband, Eduardo, who would also become an asset to Paul in creating Recreo.

Eduardo owns and operates their family construction company, who Paul contracted to build all the homes within Recreo. From the beginning Kristine and Eduardo have been influential in making Recreo a reality.

Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province proved the ideal spot, with its beautiful beaches and national parks, wildlife refuges, waterfalls and natural seclusion. In early 2007, a mutual friend introduced Pawlowski to finance professional Michael Porter, who was looking for his own 6-bedroom house in Costa Rica. Enthused by the area and by Pawlowski's vision, Porter came on board as partner to help Recreo become a reality.

Michael Porter - Partner
Michael is founding partner with Paul of Recreo. He first fell in love with Costa Rica after commencing building his house in the Recess development. He currently works in private equity and prior to this was a turnaround and restructuring advisor to distressed companies. In this position he served in various interim senior management roles for companies up to $1 billion in revenue. He has also worked at a distressed hedge fund and in investment banking.

Michael received his Masters in Business Administration from Columbia Business School, with a concentration in finance via the accelerated program. In addition, he studied at Senshu University in Kawasaki, Japan, where he studied International Business.

When he is not in Costa Rica surfing and enjoying the pura vida, he lives in Miami, Florida with his daughter, Dakota Skyy.

Michael is nearly proficient in Spanish and shares with his partner a deep appreciation for Latin American culture, as well as a commitment to maintaining the delicate ecological balance of the area they are developing. It is with great pride that he signed on to help execute Pawlowski's vision for Recreo - a vision the partners now share, with plans to expand into other Latin American markets and, eventually, to Europe.

Matthew J. Van Dyne, CFA - Partner
Matthew is partners with Paul, Michael & Tony. Born and raised in Long Island, NY, Matthew moved to Nashville, TN where he attended Vanderbilt University, from 1996 to 2000, and graduated with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. He currently works in the Financial Services Industry and is based out of New York City. Matthew received his CFA designation in 2007 and is a member of the NYSSA.

With a passion for traveling in Latin America and learning Spanish, Matthew, also a homeowner in the Recess development in La Cruz, Guanicaste, joined forces with his friends and partners in this endeavor to deliver to quality, life-changing and unforgettable experiences for the guests of Recreo.

Anthony Jarrin - Partner
Tony is partner with Paul, Michael and Matthew. Born and raised in Ecuador to American and Ecuadorian parents, moved to the United States in 1996 for college and Graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelors in Economics, Busniess Administration and Portuguese in 2000. Currently works in the Financial Services Industry and is based out of Miami attending to the Latin American High-Net Worth and Institutional clientele.

Always fascinated with the toursim and the service industry, wanting to be a part of it since childhood and knowing first hand the beauty of Costa Rica's natural geography and scenic panoramas, Tony, also a homeowner in the Recess development in La Cruz, Guanacaste, joined forces with his friends and partners in this endeavor to deliver top quality, life-changing and unforgettable experiences for the guests of Recreo.

When out of Miami, Tony enjoys spending time with his family in Ecuador and traveling around the world in pursuit of another magical spot like Recreo!