Allegro Papagayo
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Allegro Papagayo is an all-inclusive resort
that is located in Costa Rica
's Gulf of Papagayo
.
The Four Seasons
and the Fiesta Resorts are in the same neighborhood. The resort has 300 rooms with rates of up to $150 per night. Playa Negra
is one of the local beaches; providing an atmosphere geared towards outdoors activity enthusiasts in one of the happiest and most environmentally-friendly countries in the world.
es and a thriving rainforest
in the only country to meet all five criteria to determine environmental sustainability. There are green
, gray
, and black sand
s (consisting of lava fragments) of interest to the local area. The resort is 30 minutes from the airport
in the closest major city of Liberia
. It has been reported that 5% of the world's biodiversity
resides in Costa Rica amongst the 25% of the land that is protected from human activity. Deforestation
rates in Costa Rica have been nearly 0% since 2005, which makes the rainforest an almost permanent fixture in Costa Rica.
In 2008, the resort was forced to be shut down for a time because of sewage
problems. The Ministry of Health declared that the hotel must be cleared and new guests could not be accepted in addition to new reservations. At the time of the closure, sewage trucks could be seen leaving the property. Residents of Guanacaste Province
protested against several forms of contamination which originated from the waste product
s from the resort.
The sewage problem was eventually solved and the resort was re-opened by July 18, 2009.
All-inclusive resort
An all-inclusive resort is a holiday resort that includes a minimum of three meals daily, soft drinks, most alcoholic drinks, gratuities and possibly other services in the price. Many also offer sports and other activities included in the price as well. They are often located in warmer regions...
that is located in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
's Gulf of Papagayo
Gulf of Papagayo
The Gulf of Papagayo is a large body of water off Guanacaste province and the northwestern coast of Costa Rica. It lies at .The Gulf and its coastline are part of a major tourism project by Costa Rica's government...
.
The Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide...
and the Fiesta Resorts are in the same neighborhood. The resort has 300 rooms with rates of up to $150 per night. Playa Negra
Playa Negra
Playa Negra is a beach in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica and a featured location in the movie Endless Summer II. It is south of the town of Tamarindo.Los Pargos is the town where Playa Negra is located....
is one of the local beaches; providing an atmosphere geared towards outdoors activity enthusiasts in one of the happiest and most environmentally-friendly countries in the world.
Summary
The resort is near active volcanoVolcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
es and a thriving rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
in the only country to meet all five criteria to determine environmental sustainability. There are green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
, gray
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
, and black sand
Black sand
Black sand is sand that is black in color. One type of black sand is a heavy, glossy, partly magnetic mixture of usually fine sands, found as part of a placer deposit. Another type of black sand, found on beaches near a volcano, consists of tiny fragments of lava.While some beaches are...
s (consisting of lava fragments) of interest to the local area. The resort is 30 minutes from the airport
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport , also known as Liberia International Airport, is one of the four international airports in Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Liberia in Guanacaste Province. It serves specially as a tourism hub, for those who visit the Pacific coast and...
in the closest major city of Liberia
Liberia, Costa Rica
Liberia is the capital and largest city of Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, located northwest of the national capital, San José.-Summary:With more than 35,000 inhabitants, Liberia is the regional hub of the Costa Rican northwest. The city center features a modern church, as many Costa Rican towns...
. It has been reported that 5% of the world's biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
resides in Costa Rica amongst the 25% of the land that is protected from human activity. Deforestation
Deforestation
Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use....
rates in Costa Rica have been nearly 0% since 2005, which makes the rainforest an almost permanent fixture in Costa Rica.
In 2008, the resort was forced to be shut down for a time because of sewage
Sewage
Sewage is water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains...
problems. The Ministry of Health declared that the hotel must be cleared and new guests could not be accepted in addition to new reservations. At the time of the closure, sewage trucks could be seen leaving the property. Residents of Guanacaste Province
Guanacaste Province
Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern part of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. To the north it borders Nicaragua. To the east is the Alajuela Province, and to the southeast is the Puntarenas Province. It is the most sparsely populated of all the...
protested against several forms of contamination which originated from the waste product
Waste
Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...
s from the resort.
The sewage problem was eventually solved and the resort was re-opened by July 18, 2009.