Costa Rica Travel – San Gerardo de Dota’s forests and birds are key to attracting international tourism.
The canton receives numerous visitors from Europe and the United States who come to walk the primary forest and bird watch.
The whole community subsists thanks to ecotourism. The area is beautiful and offers a more leisurely type of trip. San Gerardo is characterized by green mountains, fresh air and crystal clear river waters.
The area is best known for its quetzals. People come from far away to witness them. A study showed that 15.4% of visitors questioned in the Juan Santamaría Airport by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute had participated in bird watching during their stay.
The Hotel Savegre reports the profile of the average visitor to be between 65 and 85 years old. This hotel has a biodigestor of sewage, a wetland to purify soapy water and solar panels to generate part of the energy required by the restaurant.
