The Best Hotels Near Latitud 10, by the Record
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Ten jungle villas arranged in small private clusters, each with a saltwater pool and 270-degree views of canopy and Caribbean through open-air ventilation, no AC required. This new luxury resort in Puerto Viejo was born after the Slovenian founder rented a local's house and never left; that same local now runs the property. Cacao ceremonies and BriBri community visits are on the activities list, and the team planted 900 species after building, apparently to apologize to the jungle.
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Sloths in the canopy and toucans at breakfast: this boutique hotel on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast earns its setting rather than just borrowing it. A family project built around an artist's eye, it mixes colorful, boldly furnished suites with more rustic bungalows and a five-bedroom house for larger groups. The open-air restaurant leans into Afro-Caribbean cooking, and the beach club is a short walk from a genuinely quiet stretch of sand. Michelin named it a Key property.
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You can arrive by Jeep, but most guests choose to show up soaking wet after a whitewater raft through the jungle, luggage sealed in a dry bag. That's the tone Pacuare Lodge sets from the start. This remote eco-lodge holds nineteen suites and villas with canopied beds, tiled open-air bathrooms, and hammock terraces over the river. Wi-fi exists only in the lobby, which the staff frames as a feature. Dinner, if you like, is reached by zip line. Michelin awarded it 2 Keys.