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Esquinas Rainforest Lodge is a tropical
paradise in the remote jungle of southern Costa Rica,
surrounded by the untouched wilderness of new Piedras Blancas
National Park which is part of the Osa conservations area.
It was financed by the government of Austria as part of a
model project combining development aid, nature conservation,
and rainforest research. All profits go to the local community.
The biodiversity of Costa Rica‘s newest, remotest and least
known national park, Piedras Blancas, is one of the highest
in all of Central America. Esquinas Rainforest Lodge is the
ideal base for excursions into the dense jungle, which has
hardly been explored or researched.
  
Each of the ten
cozy rooms of Esquinas Lodge has a private bath, hot water
shower, tiled floor and ceiling fan. While relaxing on the
shady veranda, guests can enjoy a close-up view of the forest.
The array of exotic birds, including parrots and toucans,
is stunning (over 200 species have been counted). The large
main building has a spacious, open living room, library, bar,
and a restaurant offering high-standard cuisine only a stone‘s
throw from the dense jungle.
A crystal-clear jungle stream flows through the naturally-filtered
swimming pool and the beautifully landscaped tropical
garden, which attracts a great variety of wildlife such as
monkeys, sloths, caymans and colorful butterflies. A 10-mile
long network of well-marked trails departs directly behind
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Day 1 |
Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinner
Flight from San José along
the pacific coast to Golfito, a small port town at Golfo Dulce.
Transfer (approx. 1/2 hour) to Esquinas Rainforest Lodge.
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Day 2 |
Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinner
Guided excursion (approx. 3 hrs.)
through untouched primary rainforest, that is home to approx.
2500 species of plants and trees. We can observe heliconias,
orchids, prop and
butressed roots,
butterflies, lizards, leave cutter
ants, and with some luck also monkeys, sloths or poison
dart frogs.
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