Lapa Rios
Built around the rain forest (instead of the other way around), using indigenous natural materials and supporting local businesses whenever possible, the 16 palm-thatched bungalows and bamboo furniture remain the standard of eco-friendly luxury. The friendly service and surprisingly creative meals—not to mention alfresco showers, private decks, and abundant wildlife right outside your screen door (Macaw and monkey sightings abound)—make up for the rickety prop plane (and the airsickness) that gets you there. Built by a Minnesota couple as a nature reserve in 1993, Lapa Rios protects 1,000 acres of rain forest and is the largest employer on the Osa Peninsula.
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From Travel + Leisure , NOV 2007
Private trails provide frequent macaw and monkey sightings....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , APR 2006
Built around the rain forest (instead of the other way around), using indigenous natural materials and supporting local businesses whenever possible, the palm-thatched bungalows and bamboo furniture remain the standard of eco-friendly luxury. ...MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2004
Visitors often plan their Costa Rican vacations around availability at Lapa Rios, whose friendly service and surprisingly creative meals—not to mention alfresco showers, private decks, and abundant wildlife right outside your screen door—make up for the rickety prop plane (and the airsickness) that gets you there....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2003
July's '25 Great Ecolodges' by David Hochman failed to mention Lapa Rios in Costa Rica. I stayed in one of its 16 luxurious cabins with a private garden and indoor-outdoor shower last October. Built by a Minnesota couple as a nature reserve in 1993, Lapa Rios protects 1,000 acres of rain forest and is the largest employer on the Osa Peninsula....MORE>>
Last updated January 2008
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