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Centro Neotropico SarapiquiS Hotel -Botanical Gardens and Archaeological Site.
Text and Photos by Jack Yeazel
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General:
Centro Neotrópico SarapiquiS, which opened in mid 2000, includes a hotel designed to resemble a 15th century indigenous village, accommodations for scientists, an archeological site, a biodiversity museum (under construction), and botanical and organic vegetable gardens.  A Belgium non-profit conservation association owns the center.  The grounds are landscaped with 500 native and endangered plant species.  An archeological park on the grounds replicates many aspects of pre-Columbian culture and features ceramics and stonework excavated from an ongoing archeological dig at an ancient cemetery beside the Sarapiquí river. Located in La Virgen de Sarapiqui, the center is a two hour drive from San Jose.

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CenRut map of the drive from the tram to the gardens and hotel (Contour heights in meters).

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Archeological site
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