Ecolodge Tour

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Bosque Del Rio Tigre (http://www.osaadventures.com/) is an ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula, near the Corcovado National Park.  Ecolodges are typically found in  environmentlally sensitive areas and are considered more "eco-friendly" then mass tourism.  They are usually smaller--housing fewer guests--and often use alternative energy.  True ecolodges in Costa Rica are owned and operated by local Costa Ricans so the profits stay in the courty and do not leak out to foreign companies.  Bosque Del Rio Tigre is owned by a married couple, a local Costa Rican and an American woman, Liz Jones. 

Unfortunately, regulations for development in Costa Rica are slackening, do to the surge of tourism and the potential to make money.

For more information on picking true ecotourist lodges, visit www.ecotourism.org