HOTEL SAVEGRE LODGE - SAN GERARDO DE DOTA
- COSTA RICA
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We
are a company dedicated to fine hotel service,
and our fundamental interest is to provide
the local and international tourist with an
experience and visit that fully meets their
expectations. Our services, provided in environment
of warmth and comfort, reflect the tranquility
of what is meant by Costa Rica. In our establishment
you will let go off the tensions caused by
modern life and the problems that accompany
it…come and let us share with you the splendor
of our most important resource: Nature itself.
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The
Savegre Mountain Hotel, also known as Cabinas
Chacón, is located in San Gerardo de Dota,
a small community in the Talamanca mountains
in the midst of a precious ecosystem... Here
you will find a deep cloud forest filled with
massive oaks and other native species. The
woods serve as a sanctuary for a large number
of mammals and innumerable species of insects,
amphibians, amazing plants and colorful birds,
a paradise for birdwatchers.
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As
you wind around Cerro de la Muerte on the
Interamerican Highway, you will see the
lush vegetation become stunted and then
diminish. The turn off for San Gerardo de
Dota is on Kilometer 80, driving for 9 kilometers
down on a well mantained gravel road you
reach this narrow, pristine mountain valley
at 2200 meters of altitude (7220 ft). San
Gerardo de Dota has become a paradise for
birdwatchers, hikers, and trout fishers.
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Don
Efraín Chacón and his family arrived here
in 1954 and were the first pioneers settling
down in this valley. The Chacón Family not
only have developed this wonderul hotel, but
have over the course of the years take advantage
of the crisp weather to grow apples, plums,
and peaches, which you sample in meals. Rainbow
trout abound in the Savegre River which is
great for fly fishing. Over 170 bird species
have been observed in the area and its multiple
hiking trails in the Cloud Forest. This is
known as one of the best places in the country
to observe quetzals, who live here year around
The Hotel hosts the Quetzal Education Research
Center Complex (QERC), a cooperative venture
between the Chacón Family and Southern Nazarene
University in Oklahoma. |
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