Unexpected. That’s the first thought that springs to mind upon hearing that Estée Lauder has opened its first Skin Longevity Institute in the Americas in Pérez Zeledón, a wildly lush, remote patch of Costa Rica teeming with coffee farms.

But then one learns that the Institute, centered around the brand’s age-defying Re-Nutriv skin-care collection, is located at the hyperluxe Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection , and the Lauder alliance starts making perfect sense. After all, Pérez Zeledón is adjacent to one of the world’s five “Blue Zones,” recognized for a high concentration of centenarians and an extraordinarily healthy lifestyle. 7

“Hacienda AltaGracia has always been a destination for transformative well-being experiences rooted in nature, culture and purpose,” s

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