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The Chocolate Monkey Gift Shop
Our Gift Shop is well known in the area for having a wide variety of gifts. Not only will you find T-Shirts, Hammocks and Jewelry, but also a beautiful selection of Costa Rican made Arts and Crafts. Our policy is to buy (as much as possible) from local artisans who work with local materials of a sustainable resource. For example, we buy jewelry from a woman's group in the local community of Tres Piedras. These women collect seeds and other natural materials from the rainforest to make the jewelry. Having the forest as a source of income has stimulated them to fight to protect their local natural environment.
Artesans from the Boruca Indigenous Reserve extract dyes from natural sources and use them to color cotton string which they then weave into a beautiful cloth. From the cloth they make unique and attractive carrying bags of many shapes and sizes. These and other Boruca products are an excellent example of sustainable arts and crafts.
Buying from us will help support local communities like Tres Piedras and the Boruca Reserve. As an integral part of the Path of Tapir Biological Corridor project ASANA works with many local communities to help develop groups like the women of Tres Piedras and the Boruca Artesans. To find out more go to the ASANA web page.
Beyond sustainable
- by Jack Ewing
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word “sustainable” as: “of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or seriously damaged.”
The word has been in use for a long time, at least since 1727 according to Merriam-Webster. In recent years, with increased interest in our environment and concern over the rate of depletion of our natural resources, the word has come into popular usage. Information about how to live sustainably is readily available, as are products for sustainable ways of doing things. Energy efficiency is of utmost importance followed by water efficiency, social responsibility, general environmental friendliness and others.
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Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals and plants-and people-interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences, gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth. More than just a simple collection of essays, Monkeys are Made of Chocolate is a testament to the wonder of life in all its countless guises, as seen through the eyes of a man with a gift for subtle discernment and a natural flair for storytelling. |
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Black Iguana
This Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) likes to sun himself at the entrance to Hacienda Barú Lodge.
We call him “The Boss” because of his attitude of superiority.
Chocolate Monkey Gift Shop
Our Gift Shop is well known in the area for having a wide variety of gifts. Not only will you find T-Shirts, Hammocks and Jewelry, but also a beautiful selection of Costa Rican made Arts and Crafts. Our policy is to buy (as much as possible) from local artisans who work with local materials of a sustainable resource.