Protecting and Preserving Costa Rica’s Natural Treasures

Costa Rica is one of Central America's most peaceful, diverse and beautiful countries. It has had a long history of preservation with 28% of the country protected in national parks and reserves. Greentique Hotels upholds Costa Rica's sustainable tourism heritage. The hotel family is made up of four resorts which feature Costa Rica's unique climatic and environmental variety. From the seaside Si Como No, located near Manuel Antonio National Park, and Aguila de Osa, perched overlooking Drake's Bay on the country's wild Osa Peninsula, to Villa Blanca, set in a remote Cloud Forest reserve just two-hours from the capital, and Santa Juana, which offers an authentic rural mountain adventure, for more than 20 years Greentique Hotels has been devoted to "sustainable hospitality." Defined as a devotion to respect, honor and protect Costa Rica's natural resources, which it defines as its people, history and culture, the resorts also actively promote the economic sustainability of the properties' surrounding communities.  In this pod cast, from the mountaintop terrace of the Santa Juana Rural Mountain Adventure Lodge & Nature Reserve, Joseph speaks with Greentique founder and CEO Jim Damalas about the hotels and their mission to share an authentic and naturally-rich Costa Rica.

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