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Sotavento Plantanal comprises 100
acres of beachfront property containing cleared land and secondary
and primary rain forest. Two rustic lodges are nestled in
the forest overlooking an incomparable view of the Pacific Ocean
and the Golfo Dulce in Punta Banco, Costa Rica. The all-season
road ends 100 meters past the entrance to Sotavento. South
of us stretches the southernmost peninsula of Costa Rica, the
untamed Burica Peninsula.
There are two lodges available at
Sotavento for visitors wishing to take advantage of the seclusion,
the world-class surfing, the rain forest, and all the activities
that are possible in this remote area of Costa Rica. The
lodges are designed for parties interested in renting the entire
facility for a group of 2-8. The lodges are fully furnished
with special amenities including Direct TV, electricity, hot water,
and VHF radio communication.
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Overview
of Sotavento
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Perhaps the greatest
appeal of these lodges, however, is their complete privacy and seclusion.
Perched 100 and 200 feet above sea level, respectively, Casa Poinsettia
and Casa Vista Grande are completely enclosed in forest. There
are no other residences within sight or earshot. At Sotavento,
the sun sinks into the Pacific Ocean in a blaze of orange, purple,
and crimson just south of the Cabo Matapalo, the sourthernmost extension
of the magnificent Osa Peninsula, and you are swallowed by the sounds
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Your
second-story view at dusk
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Casa
Poinsettia, seen from the driveway
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Open-air
bug-free sleeping
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a full kitchen with service for twelve. Amenities include
a four-burner gas stove, toaster oven, full-size refrigerator with
freezer, pots, pans, and coffee maker. The lodge is ideally
set up for your party to cook your own meals. There is a small
supermarket about 5 km up the road where you can buy staples, meat,
chicken, eggs, and the like. Alternately, for an additional
fee, we will be pleased to provide you with a cook to prepare two
hot meals per day (breakfast and dinner) and to make pack lunches.
Our cook will procure the food, prepare it, and clean up afterwards
for a surcharge of $30/person/day, with a $100/day minimum charge. |
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Fully-equipped
kitchen
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The window shutters of
the lodge open on all sides to capture the tickling gusts of the
south wind, for which the ranch is named. They are unglassed
and unscreened, so when you stay at Sotavento, you must be prepared
to share your environment with beetles, moths, the odd scorpion,
and bats. Delightfully, there are seldom any biting insects,
mosquitoes, no-seeums, or other pesky insects, though you may feel
free to bring insect repellent just in case.. For your comfort
and security, mosquito netting is deployed on the four double beds. |
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Casa
Vista Grande Bar
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