Regionally renowned Pellas Development Group (PDG) is behind the highly-rated Mukul, Auberge Resort within the exclusive Guacalito de la Isla Resort, that successfully positioned Nicaragua as the up and coming high-end destination in the region. At the same time, spearheaded the ambitious Santa María Golf & Country Club, an exclusive, trend-setting residential and commercial development in Panama City, anchored by The Santa María, a Luxury Collection Hotel and Golf Resort. Led by PDG, partners in Costa Elena include four of the most influential family offices in the region, the Pellas from Nicaragua, the Durman and Castegnaro families from Costa Rica and the Motta family from Panama.

Reputation and success precedes PDG and its partners, who have built the most important and diversified business conglomerates in Central America, with presence in numerous lines of local and international businesses, including rum production and distribution, international airlines, banking and financial services, retail, car dealerships, communications, media and technology, healthcare, agroindustry, energy, transportation, and ports. Together these conglomerates generate thousands of jobs and contribute to the development of the countries where they operate, aware that business success and social commitment are inseparable parts of the same equation.