LONGO MAI
Buenos Aires
Dona Edith in front of guest house
Site Description: Finca Sonador, popularly known by the name of the European group, Longo Mai (meaning Long Live), which owns the property, consists of 800 hectares ranging in altitude from 450 m to 1,000 m. There are approximately 4,500 mm of rain annually. There is a church, school and a couple of small stores within Finca Sonador. There are approximately 50 families who live on the property.
Location: Longo Mai is located along the Panamanian Highway approximately 30 kms south of San Isidro de General in the central Cordillera mountain range. The nearest town is Buenos Aires, site of extensive pineapple plantations.
Contact Person: Roland Spendlingwimmer
Asociación VIDA NUEVA
Apartado 292
8000 San Isidro de El general
Costa Rica
Email: nueva@racsa.co.cr
Telephone/Fax Number: (506) 7714239
Accommodations: Up to 25 tourists staying in guest cabins or with families on the property
Cost: $7 - $15 for lodging and three meals per day
Opportunities:
La Amistad Biosphere is adjacent to the property.
Los Cusingos and Las Nubes Reserves are both within easy distance
Prehistoric indigenous petroglyphs
Local and Salvadorean cuisine
Research possibilities (inquire for details)
Spanish classes
Activities:
Guided tours to archaeological and ecological sites
Horse- back riding
Swimming and fishing in the property's rivers
Participation in organic gardening, coffee and sugar cane harvesting