Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 20th, 2011
It’s the dream of every nature lover that I have met in Costa Rica along 13 years working as a guide…Cris, are we gonna be able to see a Jaguar? This big cat always awakes the interest of people. It was reverenced by indigenous civilizations like the Mayas and Aztecs…that talks about his power and importance [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 20th, 2011
It is said that beauty means danger…isn’t it? This is true in the case of one of the most beautiful creatures of the tropical rain forest: The Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) This little tiny amphibians (not larger than a nail) are found on the floor of the forest, on the caribbean slopes of Costa [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 19th, 2011
Carlos Salazar Cercone is a costarican man who, back in 1991, decided to settle Chachagua Rainforest Hotel & Hacienda. This place was one of the first hotels in the Arenal Volcano area, in the Northern Plains of Costa Rica. Since the very beggining, Chachagua Rainforest Hotel hires only locals, that policy has been truly important, [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 19th, 2011
It’s been a while since the last time I did heard a baby crying close to my ears…in my house. Andres, my 4 years old nephew is excited about his new brother or sister, and same here! A new baby in the world…a healthy one, a beloved one. But, how many babies born every day, lacking [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 17th, 2011
How many times we hear only bad news about the global warming every day? There are so many to count. But the solution of that such important item is maybe easy to be found…by school kids. In my village, at Chachagua, Costa Rica, every week I can see an ‘army’ of children from 6 to [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on Jun 2nd, 2011
-Hey, buddy, wake up! -My father said. -Ok, dad, I’ll be right there in a minute- I used to reply. It was 4 o’clock in the morning of any day, no matter when: every morning it was the same. And I was out of school, by the way, enjoying my ‘vacation’ period… The day started [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on May 31st, 2011
Nowadays, everybody is talking about the global warning. All the alarms said on this item are very true. The climate is changing all over the world. But, there is something that we all can do: Act. Do whatever is in the reach of your hands, but do it. Couple of days ago, I met the [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on May 28th, 2011
Last weekend, I met the Anderson family, from North Carolina. Martin, Craig,Nancy and the friendly Joel. Such a nice people! They wanted to have a real experience in the rain forest, so, here we go! We did a nature hike to the jungle, spending about one hour in our private biological reserve. After that, we [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on May 28th, 2011
Costa Rica is a small territory, covering only 0,03% of the Earth’s surface. However, our country is home to about 5% of the total of the species in the world, being recognized as one of the most biodiversed areas in the whole planet. Chachagua Rain Forest has over 300 acres of protected Pre-montane Wet Forest, and it’s [...]
Posted in Experiences at Chachagua on May 27th, 2011
