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NATIONAL AWARD FOR INTERIOR
As part of the activity "Architecture and Design for Living: Second Meeting of Schools and Colleges of Architecture and Design of Central America," held on September 26, 2008, the hotel L `acqua Viva was chosen as the winner of the National Interior Award, promoted by the Veritas University in the Business category.
The event aims to generate an area of confrontation where the interiors demonstrate the value of their work.
The aspects that made assert the Hotel L `acqua Viva this award were the use of natural materials, use of decorative elements in traditional huts and the creation of an internal space that creates a comfortable and modern feeling, as the judges says.
L ' ACQUA VIVA GOT HONORABLE MENTION IN IX ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
Located in Playa Nosara, Costa Rica, the Hotel L `acqua Viva has increased its image, with honorable mentions received within which is the IX Biennale of Architecture, thanks to its architectural design done by the architects Enrique Barascout and Aimee Joarist.
Its success is due his palafílica architecture designing, linking different buildings across decks, bridges coupled with the mirrors of water of different pools seems that the hotel will float on water, supplemented with natural elements like bamboo, cane, textiles and vines give this natural environment to work.
I IBEROAMERICANA BIENNIAL OF DESIGN
Included among the best interior designs of the past 20 years, the hotel L `acqua Viva is one of the representatives of our country in the I Bienal Iberoamericana, to be held in Madrid, Spain, where its exhibited works of Architectural different categories of countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, among others. In total, designers from 22 countries will be participating in this activity.
This Architecture Biennale will run until February 2009 and is an initiative of the Association of Designers of Madrid (DIMAD).
Costa Rica – Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge
Which Central American country ranks fifth on the world's Environmental Performance Index and boasts the greatest diversity of species in the world? If you answered Costa Rica, you've probably already been there. Since the currency is pegged to the dollar, now is an ideal time to go back, or visit for the first time.
Where to stay: Hidden away in the tropical rain forest surrounding the Golfo Duce on Costa Rica's Pacific coast is the Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge (playa-nicuesa.com).
Guests fly in from San Jose to one of two small airstrips on the gulf, where they are met and taken on a 20-minute boat ride to the lodge, which is accessible only by sea. Accommodation comes in the form of six-, one-, or two-bedroom cabins with private wraparound verandas set back in the trees or the four-bedroom mango guesthouse, great for a family or group.
The two-story main lodge is a veritable tree house that soars into the forest canopy with an airy, open design that brings the outdoors inside. A candlelit bar serves sundowners while the restaurant is witness to a steady procession of tropico-latino meals
Exchange for $1 U.S.: 561 Costa Rican colon
At the lodge's front door is the luminous Golfo Duce, with its black-sand beaches and fish-filled waters. The backyard is the lush splendor of the forest, where a resident naturalist will introduce you to its secrets. Or you can join an expedition led by the head chef to forage for jungle edibles (try those sweet maggots!).
You can hike, kayak, deep-sea fish, whale-watch, snorkel, windsurf, and ride. Or you can stay at the lodge and relax with yoga or a massage. Best of all, the 100%-solar-powered lodge is about as green as you can get.
Jet set wisdom: Charles Field-Marsham runs Kestrel Capital in Canada. He and his Kenyan-born wife Rita visited Playa Nicuesa with their family last year.
Eat: "We were served sashimi made with tuna we caught in the Golfo Duce, but you don't have to catch your own to eat well at the lodge."
See: "One adventure saw us walking up a river, climbing waterfalls with the help of ropes, and swimming in the pools at the bottom. For kids we recommend a visit to the primate sanctuary - fun as well as educational."
Play: "Don't go if you're squeamish about snakes and reptiles or if you need to go shopping. There's sea, sand and sun, but it's probably not for the out-and-out hedonist."
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