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6 May 2013

May Special

This month of May, Hacienda Guachipelin offers a very special discount: 25% off the regular rate. Guests will also receive $25 resort credit that can be applied for tours or massage. May is the month of the transition from the dry season to the rainy season. Actually May has a very nice weather, not very rainy and not very hot, yet the sunsets are still the famous Guanacaste sunsets.

guanacaste sunset

guanacaste sunset

Rincon de la Vieja National Park is 14, 161 hectares big. It was declared This national park is named after the active Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. The summit is 1895 meters high. The main attraction is Las Pailas trail, a 3+ km trail with fumaroles,  hot springs,  mud pots and a strong sulfur smell , that surrounds the area. There are other attractions in the trail, like the little volcano, a very active hole that bursts with steam and a very loud jet like sound.

The mountain has another volcano, the inactive one,  Santa María Volcano, whic has an altitude of  1916 meters,  the highest by the way. The area has other attractions like the summit, presently closed to visitors due to activity, and very nice waterfalls. The most famous is La Cangreja, which is another “Rio Celeste“. This is a phenomenon that happens around volcanoes and the water turns blue.

(This offer only applies for reservations through Trip Advisor and does not apply with other offers or promotions, valido for the month of May)

 

6 May, 2013 at 14:43 by Jose Batalla

Tags: La Cangreja, las pailas, Rincon de la Vieja, Rio Celeste
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22 Mar 2013

The North Face ® Endurance Challenge 2013

The North Face ® Endurance Challenge 2013 is an endurance race of 10 km, 21 km, 50 km and 80 km long. This race is part of an international circuit organized by The North Face and seeks to promote physical activity in the nature of safe and responsible manner, applying the philosophy of minimal impact, and also encourage the practice of trail running or mountain trail use to run.

The story of The North Face Endurance Challenge begins in 2006. When searching for Dean Karnazes (ultra marathoner well known in USA) to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days, also known as The North Face Endurance 50 Endurance Challenge the idea was then born.

Launched in 2007, The North Face Endurance Challenge Series is committed to encourage riders to their limits and promote the sport of ultra-trail running. The circuits were designed to challenge even the most experienced riders, and also please the new trail running enthusiasts, and in turn incorporate the beautiful scenery of the venue.

This is a career that includes categories for people who are getting started in the sport, intermediate and expert. The courses are developed by natural terrain and difficulty of these varies according to different circuits.

The North Face Endurance Challenge now has a circuit in the United States made up New York, Washington, DC, Georgia, Kansas and California.

Due to the wide appeal of the brand and its growth in Latin America, The North Face decided to create a Latin American circuit that will accommodate the same characteristics of the circuit in the U.S. and allows us to offer our brand consumers worldwide a series of races with unique scenarios, different climates and with the stamp of quality The North Face Endurance Challenge.

Dare to know the experience of running in the mountains and dive deeper into nature.

We invite you to Never Stop Exploring!

Latin Tour 2013:

Ecuador – June
Costa Rica – June
Chile – October
Argentina – November

 

22 March, 2013 at 13:22 by Jose Batalla

Tags: Costa Rica, Endurance Challenge 2013, endurance race, The North Face
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27 Feb 2013

The world’s top 10 wildlife destinations

Today on Fox News travel section Costa Rica was mentioned as the #1 world destination for wildlife.

Austin Lehman describes Costa Rica as:

A land of lush, primordial, protected beauty
Cradled between two continents and two seas lies a land as wild and primeval as any on earth: Costa Rica. Protected on this tiny isthmus are more species of wildlife and flora than any other place on the planet.

Costa Rica is considered part of a biodiversity hotspot.

Costa Rica is located in Central America. It borders both the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It has a 1,228 km of coastline 212 km on the Caribbean coast and 1,016 km on the Pacific.

Costa Rica shares a border with Nicaragua to the north and with Panama to the south. The area of Costa Rica is 51,100 km², slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia.

Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, is located on the pacific side. It is active and easy to explore. The international airport is very close to the Volcano, just 30 minutes.

 

 

27 February, 2013 at 12:19 by Jose Batalla

Tags: Costa Rica, wildlife destinations
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6 Feb 2013

Day Trips Guanacaste

We received this wonderful review from our tours from a group of journalists, and we wanted to share it with everybody

“…..

Day trips
Outings are easily arranged with the local tour operators who eagerly welcome bookings at the lobby. Then there are those amiable tour reps who like to hang by the beach practicing their English as they ask what country you are from.

One day local tour operator Swiss Travel took us to Rincon de la Vieja, the largest active volcano in the country’s northwest and the closest to the beach. It’s part of a national park of the same name, which translates roughly to “old woman’s nook.”

In the morning we rode horseback through lush tall grasses bearing spiny Pochote trees. This stretch of heaven is the remnant of volcanic activity eons ago but the region is still very active. Guanacaste is located like much of Costa Rica in a volcanic zone. Just around us nine craters are visible.

Locals call this place “Little Yellowstone” because of the rich biodiversity and its numerous boiling mud pots. It emits an otherworldly ambiance as the sulphurous fumaroles cast small mushroom clouds over the terrain in some parts.

By the Rio Negro (so named due to the black lava rock), we bid the horses adios then resumed the next leg: white water tubing.

Churning around and around, laughing in hysterics the entire way, I couldn’t get over myself. I mean I’m no shrinking violet when it comes to battling rapids. A Niagara Falls-born gal I am, so hitting the infamous Niagara Gorge in a turbo jet is done on a lazy afternoon (okay I was a passenger on that one, but still) and splashing around rapids outside Ottawa I’ve done in a day.

But this one was like nature’s amusement ride. It helps its dry season from December through April so water levels are low. Still the turning action as I spun around this tempest in a teapot got my heart pounding as I twisted and turned through this jungle canyon.

Giddy with excitement, I snuck my neck inside the tube like a cautious turtle bracing myself for the unknown. Instead as I looked above a heavenly blue butterfly fluttered watching over me.

That night at the resort we laughed and reminisced on how we conquered the Rio Negro.

Boy would I do it again. ”

 

6 February, 2013 at 11:28 by Jose Batalla

Tags: Day Trips Guanacaste, Rincon de la Vieja
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17 Jan 2013

Nice comment on Trip Advisor forum

Our adventures are popular in the Guanacaste area. The closeness to the beach and the fact that the volcano is active makes the area a popular destination. Adventures for all ages , plus nature and lots of volcanic activity makes the area the place to change the pace.

Here is a nice comment from a recent visit posted on the Costa Rica forum .

14. Re: Best Trips from Playa Hermosa
Jan 16, 2013, 6:47 PM

Yes, we called Guachipelin in the morning right after they opened and got there soon after.

We have amazing pictures and videos of my daughter’s adventures! I’ll make sure and show them to her when she’ll become a mother and worry about her kids! All those “Tarzan swings” and upside-down ziplining….good thing I didn’t know anything about them at the time they were happening!:-)))

17 January, 2013 at 9:19 by Jose Batalla

Tags: costa rica forum, trip advisor
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11 Jan 2013

El año 2012 fué un año de nuevas rutas Aereas

El año 2012 fue un año de nuevas y mas conecciones areas para Costa Rica:

• IBERIA incrementó en un 5% su capacidad en la ruta San José – Madrid. La oferta de asientos disponible mensual es de 20.807 (vuelo completo) Fecha de inicio: 23 de enero.
• AEROMEXICO, aumentó de una a dos frecuencias diarias en la ruta San José – México D.F. Ruta operada con un Boeing 737 con capacidad para 124 pasajeros, con lo que generaría 36.208 asientos. Fecha de inicio: 28 de marzo.
• Copa Airlines Liberia – Panamá, vuela 2 veces por semana (el primer vuelo “leissure” itinerado hacia ese destino con conexiones a más de 68 destinos de Suramérica y el Caribe). La ruta la operan con aviones Embraer 190, con capacidad para 94 pasajeros. Equivale a 55 vuelos en esta nueva ruta y 5170 asientos. Fecha de inicio: 24 de junio
• AVIANCA San José – Monterrey, 3 veces por semana, con un equipo Embraer 190 con capacidad para 96 pasajeros. Esto equivale a 92 vuelos en total y 8832 asientos para el periodo que abarca del 1 junio al 31 de diciembre de 2012.
• INTERJET, San José- México D.F, vuelo diario, con un A320 con capacidad para 150 asientos. Esto generaría 1050 asientos desde Ciudad de México a San José. Fecha de inicio: 21 de junio.
• AEROMEXICO inició operaciones en la ruta San José – Cancún con 3 frecuencias semanales, operada por equipos Boeing 737 de última generación con capacidad para 124 pasajeros. Fecha de inicio: 7 de Julio.
• WestJet en la ruta Toronto- Liberia. La aerolínea vuela de forma itinerada dos veces por semana y utiliza un avión Boeing 737-800, con capacidad para 166 pasajeros (el avión más grande de su flota). Se estima que el crecimiento anual en el número de asientos sería de 34.528 para ambas vías. Fecha de inicio: 29 de octubre.
Los empresarios turisticos esperan que mejore la afluencia a sus empresas por medio de todas estas nuevas conecciones.

 

11 January, 2013 at 12:20 by Jose Batalla

Tags: rutas Aereas
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9 Jan 2013

Sustainable Adventure Park

Level 4 Sustainability

Level 4 Sustainability

Adventure Tours from Hacienda Guchipelin has recently been awarded with Level 4 in sustainability. This is a great recognition for the effort to be more sustainable in all of our practices and all of our work. The best part of it is that the staff has a new way of looking at things.

According to the the Ministry of Tourism of Costa Rica in the web site:

Sustainability, as a model of development, seeks to meet the current demands of society without compromising the rights of future generations to meet theirs. That is to say, the development of the country cannot be based on the unbalanced exploitation of resources (natural, cultural, social, etc.) to meet the demands of society (food, housing, health, employment) because these are the only resources we have, and that future generations have, to meet our and their own needs.

 

 

 

9 January, 2013 at 7:40 by Jose Batalla

Tags: Level 4, Ministry of Tourism, sustainability
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4 Sep 2012

Fin de Semana del Niño

El próximo fin de semana Hacienda Guachipelin celebra el día del niño con una excelente promoción. Un máximo de 2 niños por habitación en compañía de 2 adultos podrán disfrutar de toda la aventura y de las tradiciones completamente gratis, el tercer niño paga un 50% .

Restricciones:

  1. Aplica para el fin de semana de 7 al 9 de Setiembre
  2. Aplica para niños menores de 12 años
  3. alimentación incluye 3 comidas y bebidas naturales, no gaseosas ni embotelladas
  4. no aplica con otras promociones
  5. oferta valida hasta agotar inventario
  6. Tarifa en habitación superior $102

Reserve al correo info@guachipelin.com o llame al teléfono 2256-5693.

 

4 September, 2012 at 0:07 by Jose Batalla

Tags: dia del niño, Hacienda Guachipelin, oferta
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6 Jul 2012

Sostenibilidad turistica

Vamos a hablar hoy de sostenibilidad, desde el punto de vista de una empresa que de el tema no conocía nada del tema. El origen de esta empresa como muchas de las empresas agrícolas en Costa Rica, comenzó con la deforestación para hacer potreros para alimentar el ganado vacuno. Con el pasar de los años, gracias a una iniciativa del estado se reforestó en parte y en parte se conservo algo de bosque, dejando una parte también a algo de los potreros.

En el año 1988, se obtuvo la declaratoria turística y con ello se marco el inicio de la actividad de turismo en la propiedad. Hace unos 5 años la empresa comenzó a interesarse en el tema de la sostenibilidad. Esto se debía, por un lado por una inquietud de los propietarios en hacer de Guachipelin algo perdurable en el tiempo, y por otro lado la inquietud de los viajeros de hacer turismo en lugares que fueran responsables y sostenibles.

Esto nos ha llevado por el rumbo de primero definirnos como empresa, quienes somos y para donde vamos, y como lo hacemos con responsabilidad social, ambiental y empresarial.  Actualmente la empresa cuenta con su segundo periodo de certificación y esta apuntando al tercer periodo de certificación. El primer periodo la empresa recibió una hoja. En el segundo periodo recibió 2 hojas. En este tercer periodo esperamos obtener 4 hojas.

 

Definición de Sostenibilidad según el manual CST

 

El desarrollo turístico sostenible debe verse como la interacción balanceada en el uso apropiado de nuestros recursos naturales y culturales, el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las comunidades locales y el éxito económico de la actividad, que además contribuya al desarrollo nacional.

Sostenibilidad turística no solo una respuesta  a la demanda, sino una condición indispensable para competir con éxito ahora y en el futuro.

Esto quiere decir que:  sin comprometer el derecho de las futuras generaciones de satisfacer sus necesidades, se deben de satisfacer las necesidades de esta generación en la que vivimos. No podemos basarnos en una explotación desmedida de nuestros recursos para hacer lo que hacemos.

 

¿Para que la Certificación para la Sostenibilidad Turística CST?

El propósito de certificarse con el CST del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo ICT, es el de garantizar a los turistas, que las empresas que tengan el sello CST son empresas que convirtieron el concepto de sostenibilidad en algo real y práctico dentro de la industria turística del país. Las empresas certificadas con el CST del ICT , son empresas que buscan mejorar la forma en que se utilizan los recursos naturales y sociales, que incentivan la participación de las comunidades locales y que mejorar la competitividad del sector empresarial. Esto nos abre nuevos mercados y nos mantiene vigentes con las exigencias de los mercados actuales.

Por el lado del ambiente que nos rodea, somos mas amigables. Usamos mejores practicas. Estamos constantemente tratando de usar productos mas amigables con el ambiente, así como reutilizar lo que sea posible, reciclar todo aquello que sea reciclable y reducir al máximo posible el consumo de energía y agua. Además, la empresa esta implementando la política de hacer negocios con empresas que tengan la misma filosofía.

En el campo meramente empresarial, la implementación de las practicas de sostenibilidad nos han traído beneficios. El hecho de ver diferente la manera de hacer las cosas, de reducir el desperdicio, de usar responsablemente los productos. Sobre todo lo que mas impacto tiene es el hecho de la documentación y la trazabilidad. Al estar todo registrado se facilita mucho el control de los puntos críticos.

¿Con que cuenta la empresa hoy?

Entre los puntos mas destacables hoy, la empresa cuenta con:

  1. bio-digestor para aguas negras
  2. centro para acopio del producto reciclado
  3. sistemas solares de calentamiento de agua para la ducha
  4. políticas inclusivas para la contratación de personas mayores de 45 años
  5. políticas de contratación preferencial para habitantes del cantón
  6. participación de grupos socialmente marginados en las atracciones de la empresa
  7. políticas claras para la conservación de la cultura del sabanero guanacasteco
  8. fomento de la conservación de la cocina tradicional guanacasteca.

Hacienda Guachipelin es una empresa de capital 100% Costarricense.

6 July, 2012 at 16:39 by Jose Batalla

Tags: sostenibilidad
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5 Jul 2012

Las Pailas Trail at Rincon de la Vieja

The most visited National Park in Guanacaste is Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. Every year around 70.000 visitors enjoy the wonders of this national park.

The most visited trail in Rincon de la Vieja National Park is Las Pailas. The trail has a total distance of 3.5 km. The hike lasts around 2 hours.

The main reason to visit is the secondary volcanic activity, not to mention the waterfalls and the pristine rivers. The volcanic activity is manifested as mud volcanoes and fumaroles, a roaring little crater, hot springs, boiling mud pools, sulfur springs, lagoons full of boiling water. Other attractions are the 200 bird species, large mammals like the tapir, smaller mammals like howler monkeys, capuchin or white faced monkeys,  spider monkeys, and more. Here are some recent pictures of the flora in the park.

Some important regulations to follow are:

  1. do not use soap in rivers and ponds
  2. stay on the path, there are dangerous high temperatures of the waters and vapors
  3. never feed the animals
  4. do not interact with any for of wildlife
  5. do not extract anything from the park (plants, animals or minerals)
  6. the use of proper shoes is mandatory

The admission $10 per person. Las Pailas is open from Tuesday to Sunday. The entrance is open to visitors from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, but the parks closes at 5 pm.

The park was created by Law in October, 1973. Its has an extension is of 14.083.9 hectares. It is divided into two sectors: Santa Maria and Las Pailas.

There is a little convenience store at the park’s entrance. Things like bug spray, water, beer, ponchos, sunscreen, and snacks are sold. Free WIFI is also available. Very convenient to stay connected.

5 July, 2012 at 7:33 by Jose Batalla

Tags: important regulations, las pailas, Rincon de la Vieja
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