Lat 3-6 6/10/09 12:19 Page 60
knowledge latin america
ttglive.com
Hotels with a difference
This ain’t no
plane holiday
A converted Boeing 727 and a former US radar tower are just two of the quirky places
clients can lay their heads in Latin America. Philippa Jacks reports
A BOEING 727.
IN COSTA RICA.
Aeroplanes are not usually regarded as
being particularly romantic (Mile High Club
excepted), but the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa
Rica has created a quirky two-bedroomed
suite perfect for honeymoons in the fuselage
of a former Boeing 727 (pictured). The aircraft,
built in 1965, has been winched up onto a
50-foot high pedestal with a spiral staircase.
Inside, the suite is teak-panelled, with hand-
carved furniture, two bathrooms, air-condi-
tioning, and a kitchenette. The hotel, which
overlooks Manuel Antonio National Park
near Quepo, has another old aircraft onsite
which it has turned into a restaurant.
Sunvil Traveller is selling the new 727
Fuselage Suite from $137.50 per person per
night based on two sharing, as part of a
minimum seven-night Costa Rica itinerary.
■ costaverde.com
A TREE HOUSE IN THE.
PERUVIAN RAINFOREST.
The new Canopy Tree House at Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica has 35 other cabanas Panama Canal. Now, it’s an eco-lodge with a
Reserva Amazonica is not the first tree house and is on the banks of the Madre de Dios real emphasis on birdwatching, with the
in South America, but is certainly one of the River at Tambopata. Stays in the tree house chance to spot close to 600 different species.
most bothersome for anyone with vertigo. are from $300 per person per night based on From the Observation Deck on the fourth
The thatch-roofed house sleeps just two two sharing, which includes sundowner, floor, which is 50 feet above the ground,
people, and is accessed via a series of hang- dinner, breakfast, and a private wildlife guests can see right out over the forest
ing bridges, almost 30 metres off the ground. guide. Inkaterra pays agents commission. canopy, while the third floor, where dinner
It comes with its own Canopy Butler, ■ inkaterra.com is served, has panoramic windows all
contactable by walkie-talkie, and guests around. Guest rooms take up the first and
can enjoy an intimate dinner for two on A FORMER RADAR. second floors. Rack rates are from $152.25
the platform. Anyone not brave enough to TOWER IN PANAMA. per person per night sharing a double room,
sleep so far off the ground can climb back Canopy Tower in Panama’s Soberania and include meals and a bird tour. Canopy
down to a ground-level room with beds and National Park was built by the US military Tower pays agents 10% commission, and it is
a shower-room if they prefer. Inkaterra to house a massive radar that defended the also featured by wildlife-specialist Naturetrek.
60 09.10.2009
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84