You may have never tried it, but we have something special for you in Shiatsu Massage at Pachamama!  We now offer in room Shiatsu Massage from licensed and multi-year trained professionals in Shiatsu Massage.…. what a life changing hour …We also can arrange in room and at the spas deep tissue massage/treatments and know all the best massage [...]

Although we do our best to help locally, ocassionally we reach back to people in the US to help as well and have found how us having a hotel can find cures, directly help people etc and this is one Charity Cathy and I really respect and know several people it heps. Here are some [...]

Well we finally got a new camera so maybe we’ll see some more posts here, but one thing we’re excited to take pictures of is the addition to the bungalows.  Although the open air patio has been a favorite of guests for the great wildlife viewing since we built it a few years ago, it [...]

Where does all that trash go?  Well more and more of it is going to the local recycling center located outside Puerto Viejo near Hone Creek.  The center is set in a beautiful place and does great things for the area and the environment.     I finally succumbed to Alaine’s (from ATEC see below) [...]

Early this year we opened up our final addition to Pachamama, our new Casita. In typical Caribe fashion we have had a hard time getting good pictures of it to put on the website because our camera is not very good, or it has been occupied when someone is here with a good one, so [...]

Although we ourselves are not avid birders, we know the names and sounds of the ones we see every day and love to check out the wide varieties swooping through, nesting, and hanging out at Pachamama.   There is never a dull moment if you like birds in the Caribbean of Costa Rica as it [...]

This week I took a trip with my kids and visiting in-laws week to the lagoons of the Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge.  WOW! Our guide picked us up at 7 am and drove us out to Gandoca where we met up with our local guides who have a beautiful finca (farm) loaded with fruit trees [...]

Hiking in Cahuita National Park The So Caribbean of Costa Rica has many natural wonders and although many are all around you wherever you are, some are designated areas…I’ll get to my favorite the Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge a little later, but the Cahuita National Park is a great day trip from our area. I [...]

You often hear about sustainable tourism and it has almost become cliché, but what does it mean and how can we participate are common approaches I hear about from guests.  Without going into detail, sustainable tourism helps local communities to retain their culture and environment through effective and efficient use of resources that they control [...]

January was a lovely month in the Caribe. On the Puerto Viejo Satellite chart it shows as one of the rainier months, but we had a week of sunny days in a row and more generally some rains at night and early morning and sunny/shady days to enjoy the area. Feb has been turning out [...]