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Neighbours Katia and Wiberth, Expert Cheesemakers, Featured at Café Blue in Monte Azul
Monte Azul strives to promote local products and fortunately, we are located in an area with bountiful and varied options. One of the most treasured are the Swiss style cheeses, homemade less than a mile from Monte Azul, and produced in the rural tradition of the Swiss Alps.
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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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Zeitz Foundation tackles deforestation in Indonesia, species loss in New Zealand and wastewater treatment in Costa Rica
Funds raised during the first Zeitz Foundation fundraiser held this July have been assigned to three projects located within Long Run Destinations focusing on water purification; the reintroduction of native species; and the use of alternative cooking methods that reduce the need for firewood.
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Monte Azul to pioneer alternative technologies for wastewater treatment in Costa Rica
Deep in the mountains of Costa Rica, sewerage systems or septic tanks do not exist and neither do filtration systems for grey water. In a bid to improve health and sanitation in a sensitive and fragile ecosystem, Monte Azul Long Run Destination put forward a project to establish alternative technologies in these two fields with the rural community of Chimirol.
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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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The Long Run Initiative Grows in Leaps and Bounds
The Long Run Initiative, the Zeitz Foundation’s flagship programme, has been abuzz with activity recently, with five new Long Run Alliance Members and six new Long Run Supporters being welcomed into the initiative, and three of the existing Long Run Destinations completing the rigorous GER® certification process to become fully fledged Long Run Destinations - Global Ecosphere Retreats® (GER) certified. Those Long Run Destinations which have been newly certified include Caiman Ecological Reserve in Brazil, Lapa Rios Ecolodge in Costa Rica and Wolwedans in Namibia. GER® certification is setting a new standard in sustainability and is a driving force in promoting and developing sustainable thinking around the globe. It ensures that best practices are adhered to and innovative approaches experimented with and researched to develop sustainable solutions at LRDs.
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