Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
It’s running time down here in the Osa Peninsula!
This year’s Lapathon fundraiser race took place yesterday, Sunday 5th of May, with the objective of raising funds for the recreational sport center in Puerto Jiménez.
El Remanso participated in the organization and a good part of our team run the race! The race started at the local carbonera school, about 5km away from the lodge and ended in Puerto Jiménez. The runners had to cover a distance of 17km on the gravel road. Fortunately the weather was “good to everyone” and it did not rain at all during the race!
Congratulations to all the runners because everybody made it to the finish line!
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Last Sunday we had a pediatrician from San José here at El Remanso to visit the children of our staff and kids from the local community. We transformed one of the cabins to an improvised “visiting practice” for the day. Costa Rica is well known for it’s good healthcare system but the remote area of the Osa Peninsula does not count with a specialist pediatrician. The kids enjoyed the day with some games and a lunch after the doctor’s visit!
The improvised "private practice" in Casa Osa!
Some of the kids having a good time with Lola!
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
El Remanso’s staff, together with their families participated in the annual Earth Day celebration yesterday, April 22nd, in the local community town of Puerto Jiménez.
The events started at 9 o’clock with a “Earth Day parade” of local conservation organizations and students from the local schools.
There were also several activities including educational activities for children, local artists presenting “recycling-related” crafts, local dances and a mini-soccer tournament! The importance of reducing waste and recycle was encouraged with fun games and activities for young children who do represent the future of the Osa Peninsula.
One of the activities was a tournament to create a a recycling related collage with used materials:
Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s natural environment.
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
This Sunday our local school Carbonera arranged a “Domingo Deportivo”, to raise funds for some repairs that need to be done in the classrooms. Different people and organizations from the community pitched in by donating money, drinks and food to sell to the visitors who came to watch the big attraction: matches between the local soccer teams!
Besides donating some funds and drinks, El Remanso’s staff was eager to put on its bright orange t-shirts to play against the other teams for this good cause. The rain did not stop us! And the fundraiser was a success!
Gilberth watching the game!
Small interruption due to cramps...:)
Despite the rain, hotel guests Martha and Vinod joined us to watch the team play!
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Tomorrow’s a big day for us: we get evaluated for the Certification for Sustainable Tourism!
Ever since El Remanso’s creation, we’ve strived to make the most positive impact in our surroundings, producing 100% of our energy from renewable resources, putting our property into conservation, working with local providers, cooking with as many organic ingredients as we can get, refusing to treat our pool with chemicals or placing air-conditioning and cable in our rooms, hiring only local people, inviting you to enjoy the rainforest in its most natural state and many other efforts. We are constantly trying to do things better and this certification is our opportunity to see how well we are doing!
Tomorrow the Costa Rican Tourism Board will take a thorough look through the lodge, talk to workers and guests, take all the evidence we have managed to gather for the certification and then take it all to be evaluated with a team of experts. Hopefully in about a month or two we should know the results!
Please send us your good wishes. We’ll let you know how it goes!
For more information on this certification, please visit http://www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr/en/.
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