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This month, our nature guide Ersel has taken his first group of guests on the sustainability tour. The tour takes the guests of Arenas Del Mar Beach & Nature Resort in Manuel Antonio through the back of the house and gives them an insight into the practices of sustainability at the hotel. We look at solar panels, the treatment plant and irrigation system, recycling and composting, tree nursery and much more. More details on the sustainability program are available here.

A similar tour is available at all of the Cayuga managed properties in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Find out the location of the hotels here.

The staff living area at Arenas Del Mar called “Petatillo” hosted the second edition of our ping pong tournament. It was a tough competition, due to the heat in the rainforest and a field of strong contenders. The final was disputed between Erick, who had won the last edition of the tournament and Jairo, our Guest Services Manager, who competed for the first time. Over 20 fans, most of them supporting the reigning champion enjoyed a tough 5 set game that was finally won by Jairo. Few times, Manuel Antonio has seen such a high level of ping pong and the third edition of the tournament is already in the planning!

Great Inspiration

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This weekend, our staff at Arenas Del Mar had the chance to interact with 31 year old Lawrence Molina, who was a participant in the Sidney Paralympics. Lawrence was born without legs but has become a high level athlete and is currently training to participate in the London Paralympics. Our staff was highly impressed with his life story and determination to overcome his physical limitations. A great example for all of us and it makes us think again next time we complain about how hard life is for us…

Sharing the Knowledge!

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On February 1st, one of our staff members (Jose Palomo) did a training on the Certificate of Sustainable Tourism to the rest of his team.

The Certificate for Sustainable Tourism is a program that seeks to categorize and certify each tourism company according to the degree to which its operations comply to a model of sustainability.

We at Arenas Del Mar feel very happy when one of our team members takes the initiative to share their knowledge with colleagues or people in the community. Great job Jose!

Do you remember?

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Do you remember the two eggs found during one of the Nature Hikes at Arenas Del Mar Beach near Manuel Antonio National Park? After 40 days of incubation, we now have two little Turkey Vulture Chicks.

The two adults feed the chicks by regurgitating food for them, and care for them for 10 to 11 weeks. The young start to fledge at about nine to ten weeks. Family groups remain together until fall.

Help us to give them a name…!