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July 2008
Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge / Costa Rica
Type of accommodation: Bed & breakfast, lodge, inn
Type of destination: Beach; Forest/rainforest
Description of the area: Beneath towering Pacific clouds, rolling surf laps the shore of southwestern Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, wetting the toes of a pristine primordial jungle. From this white sand and rock-strewn shoreline to the cloud-brushed peaks on the eastern horizon stands the tallest rainforest in all of Central America...
Ecoventura - Galapagos Network / Ecuador
Type of accommodation: Expedition yachts
Type of destination: Beach; Islands
Description of the area: Darwin’s Enchanted Isles - a volcanic archipelago on the equator 600 miles west of the Ecuadorian coast - are one of our planet’s most precious and unique ecosystems, home to an extraordinary profusion of exotic, often endemic flora and fauna...
Hedonism III / Jamaica
Type of accommodation: Hotel, resort
Type of destination: Beach
Description of the area: While Hedonism III provides almost everything that a guest could ever want, sometimes visitors to Jamaica want to get out and see something of the country and meet the warm wonderful people who call this island paradise home all year long....
Pirates Point Resort / Cayman Islands
Type of business: Hotel, resort
Type of destination: Beach
Description of the area: Our island is very small and underdeveloped; the Nature Reserve Visitor Center is also our community center and local library as well as a small café that serves coffees, tea and sweets to locals and visitors...
Pura Vida Hotel / Costa Rica
Type of business: Bed & breakfast, lodge, inn
Type of destination: City
Description of the area: Poas Volcano, the largest active volcano crater, overlooks the hotel gardens. Nearby La Paz Waterfall includes a walk through 5 waterfalls as well as the largest butterfly garden in the country...
