Posts Tagged ‘ecoresort’

La Cocotera Receives Two Yellow-Naped Parrots!

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Yello-naped parrot

Our eco resort is proud to announce the latest additions to the parrots that we have at our eco resort.  We have received two yellow-naped parrots named “Pancho” and “Patricio.”  Pancho was given to La Cocotera after he was found in an abandoned house in El Salvador by the police. The police did not know what to do with him so they gave him to La Cocotera.  We do not know much about Pancho’s background; but, we can assume that he was taken care of by a few women because he will say women’s names like, “Carmen” and “Maria.”  At La Cocotera, we are very impressed by his extensive vocabulary.  Patricio is only a baby parrot and Pancho has been teaching him to talk.  Pancho, for example, would say, “¡abarra la puerta!”  Now, Pancho and Patricio say, “¡abarra la puerta!” which means in English, “open the door.”   Patricio was found in the area near La Cocotera as a chick in a nest that had been poached.

Our two new yellow-naped parrots are a great new addition to the Scarlet Macaws that are part of our Species Reintroduction Program.  Yellow-naped parrots are endangered.  Deforestation of the regions these birds are from along with the illegal removing of the young for pet trade contribute to the decline in numbers of yellow-naped parrots.   Yellow-naped parrots are all green when they are young and as they mature they develop the “yellow-nape” on their necks.  Yellow-naped parrot

When you’re staying at La Cocotera, be sure to check out the yellow-naped parrots!  See if you can even teach the parrots some new words to say, they love to talk!

La Cocotera Featured in Travel Guides!

Friday, January 21st, 2011

La Cocotera has been featured in Frommer’s Nicaragua El Salvador Travel Guide and in El Salvador:  A Great Destination (Explorer’s Guide).

Frommer’s lists La Cocotera as a “find.”  Frommer’s says, “Staying here is an unforgettable experience.”  We are so pleased to be recognized by Frommer’s.  Furthermore, we are so glad that Frommer’s identified what La Cocotera tries to achieve with the eco resort.  Frommer’s describes the ecoresort and some of the eco-friendly features at La Cocotera:

This is one of the finest ecolodges in all of Central America and certainly one of the most luxurious hotels in El Salvador outside of San Salvador.  It offers a rare taste of international style in a remote and beautiful part of the country.  La Cocotera gets the balance right:  utter comfort with a social conscience.  It employs locals, uses sustainable energy, promotes nature conservation, and blends right in with its environment.

As an ecoresort, La Cocotera features solar-powered hot water and brown-water recycling, and it even incubates turtle eggs, gathered from illegal vendors around the country, for release by guests into the sea.  The staff is gracious and friendly.

El Salvador:  A Great Destination (Explorer’s Guide) describes Barra de Santiago as “one of the most remote beaches in El Salvador.”  The guide then continues to talk about La Cocotera Resort and Ecolodge, “This outstanding ecolodge on the endless beach may be a bit upscale for folk really watching their carbon footprint, but it’s fantastic.  Six spacious palapa-topped bungalows are hewn from natural materials, with exquisitely crafted bamboo detailing and gorgeous solar-heated showers with smooth black rocks all around.”

Be sure to check out these travel guides on your way to La Cocotera!La Cocotera Staff

Things to do in El Salvador: A Relaxing Vacation in El Salvador

Monday, December 20th, 2010

During the holiday season, taking a vacation to a tropical destination and staying in an eco resort is a great alternative to a “white Christmas.” Instead of being cold and surrounded by snow, why not go to El Salvador and have a relaxing trip on the beach and feel the sand in between your toes. While staying at an eco resort in El Salvador, you can enjoy fresh local food and there are a wide range of activities that you can do.

For breakfast, La Cocotera provides a delicious breakfast buffet. The breakfast buffet includes: fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, French pastries and breads, locally grown and roasted coffee and fresh juice. El Salvador is a major coffee producing country in the world and you will be able to taste how truly delicious it is when you able to consume El Salvadorian coffee at the source. Lunch and dinner is prepared with all fresh ingredients and local fresh fish and seafood are available daily. You can eat poolside in the open air dining area and enjoy the ocean breeze. The restaurant is has beautiful scenery and has a nice backdrop of coconut, mango, and almond trees that have inhabited the area for years and produce an abundance of fruit.

The Barra de Santiago is a nice relaxing beach in El Salvador. While you are staying at La Cocotera and on the beach, you will feel like you are in your own tropical paradise. The Barra de Santiago is a great place to go surfing in El Salvador because the beach is not crowded and you can surf without competing for a wave. You can also kayak, water ski, and go fishing.

Spending your holiday in a warm tropical paradise like El Salvador definitely beats the cold and snow and La Cocotera would love to have you for the holiday season. So when you are thinking about how to spend your vacation, why not go to El Salvador and stay at an ecoresort?

Barra de Santiago, El Salvador