It consists of 6 mixed cabins with capacity for about 25 people and a large green area to enjoy. Varied meal service. There are 2 rooms with private bathrooms and a third one in process. Our cabins are equipped with ramps for people in wheelchairs. We also offer a trail through a primary forest with a viewpoint to the blue waters of Drake Bay!
Costs:
Lodging: $35 per person per night x group (negotiate privately)
Meals per person:
Breakfast: $8
Lunch: $11
Dinner: $11
Tours:
Trail with viewpoint — Residents: $8 per person / Tourists: $10 per person
Horseback riding: $25 per person (residents and tourists)
See the Tepezcuintle (unique forest animal raised for local consumption): $4
For reservations or more information please contact:
adi.ranchoquemado@gmail.com
Verónica Ureña Cerdas (Spanish): (506) 8651-5017
Jessica Roldan (Spanish): (506) 8667-2535
Our History
Jeremías Ureña, founder of the community of Rancho Quemado together with his wife Adelina Cerdas and 10 children, decided to start this lodging and food project due to the lack of employment in the community and the concern that his children, pressured by necessity, would sell their lands and leave the community. He suggested the idea to his children to work together and invested the savings from his former police job and the sale of cattle he owned. They built 5 rooms and a kitchen, hoping for a better future for everyone; however, the beginning was very difficult: lack of experience, permits, marketing and resources greatly delayed the development of the business, sometimes having only 2-3 clients a year due to occasional river flooding that blocked the passage and forced travelers to stay in the community.
It was not until the training with the UCR and the rural community tourism chain promoted by the ADIRQ that they managed support from institutions and more training, and obtained contracts with American agencies, which strengthened the family business. Today they have all permits up to date, the facilities have grown and they obtained a quality seal from the Caminos de Osa Association. The quality of life of the Ureña family and those around them has improved, as well as communal infrastructure such as roads, sports plaza, multi-purpose hall, etc.