SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

"The Lodge at Pico Bonito is for the off-the-beaten-path traveler who wants luxurious accommodations by night and exhausting jaunts in the wild, pristine nature by day."

"Forget about TV and Internet hookups. But what you get in exchange is impressive: gourmet meals, a veranda with a hammock and a view of the mountains, a dazzling butterfly farm, and natural swimming holes with waterfalls."

"Out there, chirping cicadas, barking howler monkeys and exotic species of twittering birds vied to be heard. . . We spotted elusive white-faced monkeys, paddled around tangled mangroves and woke up a family of bats. Just another eye-opening day, typical of a stay at the Lodge at Pico Bonito."