Surrounded by the jungle steam of Costa Rica, the Conchal Santiago Diaz Cracks refuge coordinator opens a hive of buzzing bees, revealing carefully constructed prisms and perfect hexagons full of honey. School children squeak when bees leave the hive until Díaz demonstrates how swarm without sting does not represent a threat.
Designed to improve pollination and teach premises and visitors about the importance of pollinators, programs like this in Reserve Conchal Community Resort is more than another of the ecological mentality programs of Costa Rica.
Managed in conjunction with a couple of Marriott resorts that feel throughout the sustainability initiatives of the Natural Reserve, such as this, they demonstrate how even the world’s largest hospitality marks can have a large sustainability impact.
Guanacaste jewel
Stretching through 2,300 acres of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Reserve Conchal is a vast protected area located within the province of Guanacaste. Contains some of The most beautiful beaches in the countrystretching north to the famous luxury hiding places as Peninsula Papagayo and South towards villages of Surf as Nicoya, known as one of the few “blue areas” of the world. With new resorts, hotels and villas that arise next to the beaches of Guanacaste, it is also the greatest amount rapid growth region in the country, if not throughout Latin America.
Despite the growth in the Guanacaste, the protected lands within Conchal reserve feel intact.
“A huge puma decided to take a nap directly in front of one of our paths of paths a few days ago,” explains Díaz. More than a fascinating view to catching the camera, it is a sign of the health of the ecosystem that returns the largest predators, he explains. “It means there is a lot to eat.” As if it were on the signal, a white tail deer leaves the forest and creates a riverbank.
In addition to his work with bees, Díaz works on Several different projects That keeps the reserve a richly diverse sanctuary for the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. A small corner covered near the apiary seedlings, young trees that carry everything from avocados and anacardos to bushels of giant cascade flowers. Some native species must be planted in the reserve, although some areas are so strictly protected that reforestation, including native species, is not allowed.
“Many of these seedlings go to local organizations and farms.
MARRIOTT meets Conchal reserve
Hidden in Reserve Conchal, two Marriott Resorts Crowns the best sections of the long and luxurious beach of the beach that many locals claim to be one of the best in the entire region, but of the country.
In the northern end of the beach is The Westin Reserva ConchalA relaxed and familiar shelter that fits perfectly to the pure life of the country. The suites grouped into low -altitude buildings dot the property, where the spacious balconies with rocking chairs look at the grass land where children play. Restaurants are grouped around swimming pools and in front of the beachAnd a golf course, available for guests in both resorts in Conchal reserve, gives the ocean.
On the southern side of the beach, W Costa Rica It feels like a more cosmopolitan and hidden design escape inside the jungle. Cliffeside’s place offers impressive views of the ocean, which extend all the way and beyond.
The W debuted for the first time in 2018, but is still growing, recently adding a series of new residences, many of which are available for vacation rental and a perfect option for larger groups and multigenerational trips.
Part of the appeal of Conchal reserve, beyond its beautiful natural scenario in front of the beach and Pristino, is its location in the heart of Guanacaste. It is a short distance by car from the imposing volcanoes, the booming city of Tamarindo beach and much more picturesque beaches that splashed the coast.
“In general, Guanacaste is like a microcosm of Costa Rica,” says Ana Carolina Peraza, Marketing Manager of W Costa Rica. “All the best in Costa Rica is here, in just an hour or two.
Both tourist centers offer many opportunities for excursions outside the property, but Reserve Conchal is one of the attractions. From exploring the paths that cross the property to participating in the ethical and environmental programs in the reserve, it is the most prominent for the guests.
Large scale, great impact
As our Conchal Tour reservation concludes, we stop in an expansive greenhouse and garden space led by three local women who headed many of the sustainable property cooking initiatives. We drink fresh juice made of herbs, fruits and flowers torn from the garden bed, which supplies the myriad of restaurants through the property. At a short distance on foot, the Recyclable Waste Recovery Center of the Property is responsible for recycling or reusing a huge 94% of all waste produced in the reserve, saving thousands of tons of landfills every day.
“Many people do not believe that this level of sustainability is possible in the properties of this size and scale,” says Peraza. “But absolutely it is.
There is still much more to do. Sustainability personnel explain how innovative forms diligently seek to shave only a few percentage points more due to the amount of waste that property still produces. However, like the Pumas, the forested corners of Conchal reserve, their innovation is a sign of health. It shows how far Conchal has already arrived.
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Carley Rojas Ávila is a bilingual journalist, editor and travel advisor. Carley is an expert in everything related to Latin America, the Caribbean and Cuba, having lived and worked in four different countries in the region. She is the creator of Havana home and LOOLLY LOCAL.
