{"id":2790,"date":"2016-09-14T02:13:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T02:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/?page_id=2790"},"modified":"2017-10-13T21:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T21:08:12","slug":"sustainable-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge<\/strong> is a <strong>sustainable lodge<\/strong> because is committed to <strong>sustainable tourism<\/strong> in <strong>Costa Rica<\/strong>, participating actively in the program of the CST (Certificaci\u00f3n para la Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica) of the ICT (Costa Rica Tourism Board), and we do our very best to comply all the standards set by the CST. We are a real <strong>eco-lodge<\/strong>, in every sense of the word. Not only because of the measures we take protecting the environment, involving the local community and educating our guests, but also because of its location in the midst of the unspoiled <strong>forest<\/strong>; surrounded by <strong>National Park<\/strong>s and inside a Forest Reserve, and a one hour drive from the nearest village.<\/p>\n<p>Since the existence of the lodge we carried out many actions to protect the environment and participating with the CST program we have amplified them; below are some of them listed to give you more detailed idea of our <strong>sustainable<\/strong> practices. Many actions are normally not visible, but nevertheless very important to minimize the impact on this fragile ecosystem:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2214&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2211&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2215&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2212&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2209&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>We get our water by gravity, so no energy is wasted for this purpose<\/li>\n<li>Our water is heated with solar panels on the roofs, the water is stored in isolated tanks for use<\/li>\n<li>Most of the towels and sheets are dried in the open air, with sun and wind.<\/li>\n<li>Our septic tanks is kept clean applying bacteria to break down all the organic residues<\/li>\n<li>The restaurant and the Bungalows are heated with ethanol chimneys. These chimneys have a 95% efficiency, because the heat comes directly in the room. There is no duct and therefore little heat loss<\/li>\n<li>The ethanol for our chimneys is derived from the waste of the sugar cane. This means that the crops are grown for the production of sugar, and the ethanol comes from the rest material making it a very ecological fuel<\/li>\n<li>All the shampoos and soaps in your bungalows are biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>All the detergents used in our laundry building are biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>All the cleaning materials are biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>All the dishwasher soaps in our restaurant are biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>We produce our own organic fertilizer using worms to make the compost<\/li>\n<li>All the additional compost purchased by the lodge is also organic<\/li>\n<li>No insecticides and pesticides are used at the lodge<\/li>\n<li>Our laundry building has a \u00b4green roof\u00b4, allowing endemic ferns, bromeliads and orchids to grow on it<\/li>\n<li>We try to buy local ingredients for our restaurant, for example the trout, honey, fruits and vegetables all come from the region<\/li>\n<li>We recycle our waste in different categories: glass, paper and carton, plastic bottles, plastic bags, cans, chemical waste (batteries and lamps), organic waste for compost, organic rest waste and general rest waste<\/li>\n<li>Natural light is used for illumination of our buildings, saving a lot of electricity<\/li>\n<li>All the trails and the main road are cleaned once a month<\/li>\n<li>We are reforesting many clearings<\/li>\n<li>We plant mainly endemic plants and trees in our gardens and only endemic plants and trees in the forest areas<\/li>\n<li>We have our proper organic herb and vegetable garden for most of\u00a0our herbs used in our restaurant<\/li>\n<li>Local employees are involved as much as possible, preferable from <strong>San Gerardo de Dota<\/strong>, if not from the Los Santos region where we belong to<\/li>\n<li>We work only with our own and local guides<\/li>\n<li>We promote donations to the local school and church<\/li>\n<li>The lodge provides environmental education and explain our sustainable practices to schools in the region<\/li>\n<li>We participate in local and community events<\/li>\n<li>We attribute to the maintenance of the public road in <strong>San Gerardo de Dota<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We help the <strong>Los Quetzales National Park<\/strong>, among others by offering them our employees for maintenance and cleaning purposes of the park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]Thanks to these actions and continuing to take new measures to improve and expand our eco-friendly policy, we have been awarded with a number of certifications for <strong>sustainable tourism<\/strong> in <strong>Costa Rica<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/certifications-awards\/\">Click here to see them in detail<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This spot is paradise and was the perfect place to end our honeymoon. We wanted to be immersed in<strong> Costa Rica<\/strong>n Life. Coming here though, we&#8217;ve really been able to relax thanks to the wilderness surrounding us, the friendly people living in <strong>San Gerardo De Dota<\/strong> valley and of course the wonderful staff at <strong>Dantica<\/strong>.<strong> T<\/strong>he views from our large windows are amazing. The food at <strong>Dantica<\/strong> is very delicious. The art museum and mini library are both excellent touches. Finally, we really enjoyed how eco-friendly this place is.&#8221; Glenn and Franklin, Pennsylvania USA.\u00a0<strong>Hotels<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Costa Rica<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>San Gerardo de Dota<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; B<strong>ird Watching<\/strong>\u00a0Paradise<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge is a sustainable lodge because is committed to sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, participating actively in the program of the CST (Certificaci\u00f3n para la Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica) of the ICT (Costa Rica Tourism Board), and we do our very best to comply all the standards set by the CST. We are a<\/p>\n<div class=\"bli-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/\" class=\"btn btn-dark btn-rounded-5x btn-sm\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2254,"parent":2770,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cloud Forest Lodge, Dantica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanticaLodge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-13T21:08:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"879\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@danticalodge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanticaLodge\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWBk5qhnuS3Dgj1IvJwDSLw\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danticalodge\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/logo.png\",\"width\":210,\"height\":61,\"caption\":\"Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/\",\"name\":\"Cloud Forest Lodge, Dantica\",\"description\":\"Dantica, a cloud forest lodge. Quetzal tour, birdwatching tour, trails, hiking, restaurant Le Tapir, Art Gallery\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg\",\"width\":879,\"height\":350},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/\",\"name\":\"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-14T02:13:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-13T21:08:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Us\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sustainable Tourism\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour","description":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour","og_description":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/","og_site_name":"Cloud Forest Lodge, Dantica","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanticaLodge\/","article_modified_time":"2017-10-13T21:08:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":879,"height":350,"url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_site":"@danticalodge","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#organization","name":"Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge","url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanticaLodge\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWBk5qhnuS3Dgj1IvJwDSLw","https:\/\/twitter.com\/danticalodge"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#logo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/logo.png","width":210,"height":61,"caption":"Dantica Cloud Forest Lodge"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#logo"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/","name":"Cloud Forest Lodge, Dantica","description":"Dantica, a cloud forest lodge. Quetzal tour, birdwatching tour, trails, hiking, restaurant Le Tapir, Art Gallery","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/reactions3.jpg","width":879,"height":350},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/","name":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism Costa Rica, San Gerardo hotels, quetzal tour","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2016-09-14T02:13:50+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-13T21:08:12+00:00","description":"Ecolodge, Sustainable tourism, Costa Rica hotels, eco friendly boutique hotel, Savegre, Trogon, Quetzal Tour, Sustainable hotel best practices, birdwatching","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/sustainable-tourism\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Us","item":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/about-us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sustainable Tourism"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2790"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2790"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3159,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2790\/revisions\/3159"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dantica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}