Tag: costa rica
Monte Azul Celebrates Resident Artist Karla Solano
Karla Solano is a member of a new generation of Costa Rican artists who have challenged a relatively conservative art scene in their own country, while coming of age with the arrival of digital media.
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Long Run Destination Monte Azul hosts a weekend with artist Federico Herrero
A unique opportunity to get to know award-winning Costa Rican artist, Federico Herrero - Monte Azul Contemporary Art (MACA) is organizing an art-packed weekend.
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Monte Azul Long Run Destination makes Condé Nast Traveller’s 2010 Hot List
The Condé Nast Traveller’s 2010 Hot List of the newest and most innovative hotels worldwide shines the spotlight on 134 properties spread across a 55 countries, picked for their blend of style, service, technology, and transporting aura.
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Pacuare Lodge Has Its Eye on the Jaguar
The Jaguar is the largest feline in the western hemisphere, and was once common from the southwest United States to northern Argentina, but its numbers have been reduced by more than half over the past century. Despite their protected status, jaguars continue to be the target of many a hunter and rancher in Costa Rica. Pacuare Lodge lies in a vital area for jaguar conservation, within the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor – a mosaic of protected areas extending from Panama to Mexico. In a show of its commitment to the protection of this spectacular creature, Long Run Alliance Member Pacuare Lodge has for the past three years supported a study of jaguars within its 340 -hectare (836-acre) nature reserve.
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Zeitz Foundation awards first ever Global Ecosphere Retreats Certifications to Long Run Destinations in Costa Rica and Tanzania
The Zeitz Foundation announced today that resorts Monte Azul in Costa Rica and Chumbe Island Coral Park in Tanzania have made it through a rigorous process and become the first two locations in the world to receive the Global Ecosphere Retreats (GER) certification, a Zeitz Foundation award for the highest level of sustainability.
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