Un par de noches atrás tuvimos una visita sorpresa al lado de nuestro restaurante. Una hermosa boa bromelia (Ungaliophis panamensis) estaba descansando tranquilamente en una hoja grande. Contrariamente a lo que su nombre sugiere, probablemente, esta serpiente no es realmente parte de la "familia Boa" (Boidae), pero es el único miembro de la enana boas (Tropidophiidae) de la familia aquí en Costa Rica.
Read this interesting article featuring El Remanso Lodge in the Osa Peninsula as a sustainable tourism destination in Costa Rica: http://www.cocoecomag.com/eco-chic-resort-guide-costa-rica.html 
You can also download the article as a pdf here:
A couple of nights ago we had a surprise visitor next to our restaurant. A beautiful bromeliad boa (Ungaliophis panamensis) was resting calmly on a large leaf. Contrary to what its name would probably suggest, this snake is actually not part of the "Boa family" (Boidae) but is the only member of the dwarf boas (Tropidophiidae) family here in Costa Rica. Little is known about these little snakes (up to 60 cms long), they occupy a range of habitats from lowland rainforest to highland pine-oak forests to cloud forests.
Another nice "capture" of our camera traps! This male puma found a big interest in one of our camera traps a couple of days ago! The last couple of weeks have been very "puma-productive" at El Remanso Lodge, on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica!
Richard & Jutta from Germany had an amazing wildlife sighting this afternoon on the El Remanso beach! While heading back from a hike, right next to the beach trail, they heard some noise in the bushes and out came a female puma with an iguana in its mouth! Below is the amazing picture they were able to take.
Scarlet macaws (ara macao) or "lapas rojas" are frequent visitors to the grounds of El Remanso Lodge. These beautiful birds inhabit a large area of the Osa Peninsula and according to scientific data, they have been thriving with a steady population increase over the last decade. One of their favourite "meals" is the fruit of the beach almond tree (Terminalia catappa). The abundance of these trees next to the new pool deck make this a perfect place for the observation of these beautiful creatures.
It is frequent to observe collared peccaries on the grounds of El Remanso Lodge. Collared peccaries are one the 2 species of wild pigs found on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. They are one of the preferred preys for the wildcats, specially the pumas (puma concolor)! This video was taken a couple of days ago with one of the camera traps installed on the trail system of El Remanso Lodge.
We are excited to report that finished with the construction of a new pool at the lodge! After some crazy 7 weeks of work, the new pool sits in the same position of the old one, with a current size of 19 x 5 meters and a large wooden deck around it.
It is undeniable that a vacation at El Remanso is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And because pictures often do more than a thousand words we thought it would be great to share this selection of pics of a recent guest at the lodge:
El Remanso Lodge on the Osa Peninsula got featured on a Daytime TV segment about all-inclusive ecoresorts, with Kimberly Button.
Watch the video here in our youtube channel:
Recomended by:
