Costa Rica Hotels: Rio Indio Lodge
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INSTALLATIONS
The lodge was built in keeping with the surrounding environment. Designers took advantage of the directional trade winds, arc of the sun and shade of the surrounding giant tropical hardwood trees to give visitors the maximum comfort available in the lowland rain forest. The rustic elegance of the lodge is simply striking.

The main dining room, lounge bar and reception are done in solid oak. Cable television, satellite telephones and e-mail service are available to our guests, nevertheless, our hope is that you will leave that world behind and discover everything that makes Rio Indio naturally magical.

Thatched-roof walkways between the lodge and the spacious guest bungalows traverse above the jungle floor. Walking to your room can be a wonderful experience as numerous butterflies, tanagers, hummingbirds, honeycreepers, toucans, and other strange and interesting creatures fly, hop and crawl amidst the surrounding vegetation. Our private property and the huge reserve which surround it is home to jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, three species of monkeys, the Great Green Macaw, dart frogs of bright and unusual colors and much more. The majestic monkey-eating Harpy Eagle still inhibits the area. Your nature and fishing guides are native Rama Indians who are deeply familiar with the reserve in which they live.

When fishing near the lodge for snook, Silver King tarpon, "guapote"or rainbow bass, mojara and machaca, you might be privileged to see a manatee. You almost certainly will see crocodile and perhaps it's smaller cousin, the caiman. The many tours at Rio Indio Lodge can be personalized to suit your interests. Choose from among activities such as birding, walks, natural history hikes, kayaking, horseback riding, sport fishing, river and beach exploration and more. Of course, you're always welcome to grab a book and just relax - but with so much going on we doubt you'll want to read for long!

THE WILDLIFE REFUGE
The Great Biological Reserve Río Indio-Maiz is a kaleidoscopic universe of impressive virgin forests in the southeast coast of Nicaragua. The Rio Indio Adventure Lodge is located in an idyllic section of this reserve. The "Río San Juan" Wildlife Refuge is an important part of the reserve and a true natural sanctuary that provides effective protection and conservation of the valuable biodiversity available in the area. One of the missions of the refuge is to promote the reintroduction of captive animals into their natural habitat.

Special characteristics of this Caribbean rain forest area are its enormous flora and fauna resources made up of an infinite number of rare species, some on the road to extinction. The refuge offers a living paradise for naturalists and constitutes the most valuable legacy for future generations to grow old on a healthy planet, free of impurities and pollution, and to live in respectful communion and love with Mother Nature!

FLORA AND FAUNA
It can be stated with certainty that few places on the planet hold treasure to the zoological and botanical wealth of the Great Biological Reserve Río Indio-Maiz. Internationally recognized scientists and naturalists have confirmed this. It would be endless to list the unlimited quantity and variety of species that inhabit this area. For this reason we offer just a few of the outstanding facts on its diversity.

The terrestrial fauna includes tapirs, jaguars and ocelots, monkeys (spider, howlers, white face, etc), sloths, raccoons, armadillos, peccaries, otters, kinkajous, anteaters; the unusual Fishing Bulldog Bat is common near lagoons, as well as the tame and enormous manatee. Predominant species in fresh and salt waters are the Royal Tarpon and the Bull Shark -known as the fresh water shark- both come from the sea into rivers and lagoons reaching up to the large lakes and tributary rivers in the interior of the country where some of them acclimatize. It is also possible to find caimans or crocodiles, snook, native species such "guapote" (a native rainbow bass especie) as the Sawfish, or the strange Garfish -a prehistoric living fossil- among other varieties that populate these waters.

This magnificent wildlife zone is rich in amphibians; examples of the frogs found are red-eyed, flying, spotted-green, reticulated glass and granulose-red. Some of these frogs are very poisonous. Among the birds in the area, there are toucans, macaws, parrots, owls, eagles, hawks; very rare species such as the "Royal Fly Catcher", a beautiful specimen symbol of the Río Indio Adventure Lodge. Here reptiles are luxuriously represented, from the enormous Green Turtle of the Atlantic to the multitude of iguanas, serpents, small lizards and many other genuses. The splendid variety of butterflies (diurnal and nocturnal) and the hummingbirds, are the radiant jewels that in a myriad of colors tinge the woods with their magical palette.

This monumental reserve is a botanists Eden! From gigantic trees up to 40 meters in height to miniscule, barely perceptible orchids are all part of the vast variety in vegetation. An immense diversity of heliconias, bromeliads, mushrooms, passionflowers, ferns, palms, fruit species, etc; live in harmony with an extravagant world of insects.

THE GREAT RIO INDIO-CORN RESERVE
An immense emerald filled with wildlife… beautiful… exotic... mysterious! This is the Great Biological Reserve Río Indio-Maiz on the southeast coast of Nicaragua. More than 2.640 km2 of luxurious vegetation, rivers, canals and lagoons palpitating with vitality, guarded as a sanctuary of impressive beauty. This world monument of natural life was created by means of a Government Decree in April 1990, as a vital area for the conservation of the environment and its biodiversity, the protection of natural resources and the development of eco-tourism.

The Wildlife Refuge "Río San Juan" is located here and among many other functions cares for rescued animals and supervises their reintroduction into their natural habitat, thus returning to nature what was once taken away. Because of its location in the Caribbean Rain Forest, conditions permit the proliferation of a vast number of terrestrial and aquatic species. There is an infinite range of plants, flowers and trees of enormous interest to naturalists, scientist and simply all those who wish to admire all the beauty remaining for us on this Earth.

THE RAIN GODDESS
The luxurious Rain Goddess takes the guesswork out of planning a trip. We don't wait for the fish to come to us, we go where the fishing is hot! On any given trip we may fish the Barra Colorado area, Tortuguero, Parismina, up the Río Colorado and San Juan Rivers all the way to El Castillo, as well as the many lakes and rivers in between that no one else can access. Twin 135 h.p. gas engines provide for silent running and two generators provide 110 and 12 volt current. The dual US Coast Guard approved sewage treatment tanks exceed local standards but reflect Blue Wing International's concern for the environment. The Rain Goddess is a 65-foot long by 18-foot wide houseboat custom designed and built in the United States for Blue Wing International. The Rain Goddess was finished and fitted out in Costa Rica with elegant handcrafted furnishings, and paneling in rare local woods. The Rain Goddess is fully carpeted and air-conditioned, guest may dine regally in the main salon with its period furnishings or enjoy a more casual barbecue on the roofed upper deck. Wine is served with the evening meal, and the self-serve bar never closes.

The Rain Goddess accommodates from six to 12 guests. Five-day and seven-day packages are offered or we will tailor group trips to suit any schedule or fishing preference. Packages include the night of arrival at a first-class San Jose hotel, ground transfers, round-trip flight into the area, gourmet meals, permits, licenses and an open bar. Despite the additional luxury and flexibility offered by the Rain Goddess, cost is competitive with any of the fine fixed-base fishing lodges in Costa Rica! There is a cellular telephone with international and local service, television with VHS. Four staterooms on the upper deck complete with queen size bed and two on the main deck with a double bed. Each stateroom on the second is equipped with a sink and vanity, and of course there is hot water in each of three bathrooms, with showers.

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