The Rainforest Ocean Setting

Posted on March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 by Andres

The Rainforest Ocean Setting

..at Ocean Forest Ecolodge, is a nature lovers paradise!

The Osa Peninsula, located on the Southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, is a world premier rainforest destination nominated as, “the most biologically intense places on earth,” by National Geographic.

Where the Rainforest meets the Sparkling Pacific Ocean

On the westernmost cove of the Osa Peninsula

Ocean Forest Ecolodge is a nature lovers paradise! Located just south of Drake Bay on the westernmost cove of the Osa Peninsula and within walking distance of Corcovado National Park. The region is home of one of the great stands of Central American Tropical Rainforests, where a people friendly wilderness coast and paradise beaches borders a sparkling and pristine Pacific Ocean. Breathtaking, untouched scenery, secluded paradise beaches, and abundant wildlife living freely among the lush primary rainforest and the diverse unspoiled freshwater and marine ecosystems is what you’ll find here.

For those who adore the great outdoors

Ocean Forest Ecolodge shares a remote one and a quarter mile-long coconut laden paradise beach, that is home to Costa Rica’s must abundant Scarlet Macaw population as well as a marine turtle nesting sanctuary. The ecolodge campus, the rainforest, the beach and the ocean setting is place for people who adore the great outdoors and wish to bask in and discover this magnificence.

A people friendly wilderness beach

Black Throated Trogon at Ocean Forest Ecolodge (Photo JSMW)

Where whales and dolphins play and sing!

These blessed waters are among the richest on earth for whale and dolphin diversity. Humpback whales come to give birth here and rear their cubs. Between August ~ October arrive the Southern Humpback whales, then from October ~ December arrive the Northern Humpbacks. During these months one can listen to their calls while swimming in the waters as their songs travel for hundreds of miles through the ocean, an auditorium of the Cetaceans. Many species of dolphins here too play and sing!

Humpback mother and cub near the Caño Island Oceanic Reserve (JSMW)

An endangered Pacific Green Sea Turtle on San Josecito Beach (Photo JSMW)

A Birds Eye View of Ocean Forest Ecolodge

Where the silence of the jungle speaks loudest

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Feb 19th – 18th Anniversary

Posted on March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 by Andres

Feb 19th – 18th Anniversary

Beyond the Sunset

Even though a few weeks have past since Ocean Forest Ecolodge’s 18th anniversary, that was this Feb 19th, it’s never to late, to share some glimpses into her timeless beauty! The entire project is simply an act of devotion. Creating a space where people can be renewed through an intimate experience with the newness of nature. For us this is profoundly beautiful. And the lodge is so much more than an ecotourism and retreat destination, it is the hub of many amazing adventures in the universal culture of service, and the continuation of virtuous unfolding. Ecotourism, Permaculture, Ethnobotany, Environmental Education, Marine Turtle Conservation, and so much more!

Ocean Forest’s Beach front is Original Pura Vida

This February 19^th, 2020, was the inauguration of the beautiful, now known as Ocean Forest Ecolodge, the dragon baby! We received our first guests 18 years ago, oh my goddess! And everything about the place is more beautiful than ever!

A Nature Sanctuary at the pulsating heart of the Osa

Tucan in the Acai (Euterpe sp.) palm

At Ocean Forest Ecolodge ~ Let Mother Nature do her work
Let the clean blue ocean and the sand between your toes refresh you!
Let the towering trees and coconut palm groves inspire you!
Let the songs of Macaws, Toucans and Howler Monkeys enliven you!
Let experiencing nature in harmony revive you!
Let the whole place renew you!

Sunsets Supreme

Your Ecolodge Retreat at the Pulsating Heart of Nature

Fleischmann’s glass tree frog seen in the White Hawk Nature Trail

Everything about the place is just getting better and better! Our rooms have been upgraded and the main lodge, the Lapa Lapa Lodge offers a wonderful space for retreats: Yoga retreats, Tropical nature discovery adventures, and/or family reunions.

The Yoga Shala in the Lapa Lapa lodge

Our beach front cabins offer an unequaled Costa Rican escape

The Coco Solo Ocean View Cabin, plumb on the beach!

We are situated on Rincón de San Josecito beach, south of Drake Bay

Ocean Forest Ecolodge – Where the majestic Rainforest meets the Sparkling Pacific Ocean

We look forward to seeing you here! Pura Vida!

Where the silence of the jungle speaks loudest

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Sunsets Supreme

Posted on March 23, 2026March 31, 2026 by Andres

SUNSETS SUPREME

Beyond the Sunset

A great pleasure of visiting Ocean Forest Ecolodge are the sunsets supreme. Let pictures speak for themselves alongside a poem called “Beyond the Sunset” by Catrina Heart. Followed by Ocean Forest Ecolodge’s emblematic poem. Let the golden light of the sun fill each cell in your body! In~Joy!

Stairway to heaven

Beyond The Sunset by Catrina Heart

Radiance ruptured the firmament elsewhere
Blessing the unruffled western seas and oceans
A delightful emblem of stairway to heaven
As the shade of darkness creeping everywhere

The magnificent face of twilight

Along the magnificent face of twilight
Where the sun is pulling along the drapes of night
Lazily burying its luster, spreading the shroud of dusk
Emotions framed my eyes, captured my nostalgic vibes

Sometimes we are blessed with a Golden sky

I see fine reflections of me arousing all certainty
Like sky’s mirage, nature of beauty to the sea
My blue almond eyes are on fire,
Feeling wet as pearls budding on one side

Vista from Sunset lookout at Ocean Forest Ecolodge

I witness the velvet haze in crimson shower, red-hot
As it meets the cold zephyr shivering my veins
Twilight is creeping struggling for gold
I see myself beyond the sunset where my future unfolds

The velvet haze in crimson shower

O what a splendor, what beauty it paints does in its image
Beyond the sun, beyond the sky there are sands of time
I’m dreaming of bright tomorrow on the depths of the ocean
Half-journeyed, half-forgotten looms the vision in my mind

Sunset over Caño Island

Twilight shall soon shake hands with dawn
Where fresh morning dews shall bless all leaves
Spreading balms of spring fragrance, so sweet
An insignia of bright morrow on the glorious break of dawn

Rays of inspiration

At Ocean Forest Ecolodge ~ Let Mother Nature do her work
Let the clean blue ocean and the sand between your toes refresh you!
Let the towering trees and coconut palm groves inspire you!
Let the songs of Macaws, Toucans and Howler Monkeys enliven you!
Let experiencing nature in harmony revive you!
Let the whole place renew you!

Gotta love those rosy skies

Go! Beyond the devouring twilight,
Time shall say the ruins of yester nights
Sojourn to rest……… O dear sunset on the mist of sea
Shall I stride where winds will take my feet

Od dear sunset on the mist of the sea…

Yet………shall I build pillars
Imprinting goodwill on clouds and trees
Go! Bravely beyond sunset O dear
Go! Not worrying darkness on fields

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Conservation Adventures at the Epicenter of Botanical Diversity…

Posted on December 12, 2025January 9, 2026 by Andres

Conservation Adventures at the Epicenter of Botanical Diversity…

Where myth becomes jungle.

Exploring mysticism and conservation in the Napo-Galeras mountain range.

At the “Great Earthen End of the World Jaguar Mountain,” the isolated limestone massif ~ today known as: Cordillera Napo-Galeras, part of Sumaco Napo-Galeras, one of Ecuador’s most recently declared National Parks.

Mythological scene of the mountain and the “The Great Earthen End of the World Jaguar” emerging from the sacred mountain of Napo-Galeras to devour offending humanity. (Sketch by Thomas Wang – From the book Rainforest Medicine)

The High Hill ~ House Mountain ~ Cordillera Napo-Galeras

In the early 90’s I met Casimiro Mamallacta Mamallacta, a wholehearted Kichwa elder and traditional adept from the outskirts of Archidona. I wrote about Taita Casimiro and some of the experiences shared and learned from this happy camper in chapter 8, “Eyebrows of the Andes,” in my book Rainforest Medicine – Preserving Indigenous Science and Biological Diversity in the Upper Amazon. Between the years 1990-1994 we focused our efforts, in a way much like placing a magnifying glass in the sun to concentrate a beam of energy, into an inspired focus, capable of ensuring the ecological integrity of a place of great environmental and culture importance. Cordillera Napo-Galeras, not just an isolated limestone massif rising up from the lowland Amazon 80 kilometers east of the Andes. Not just a place rich in endemic species at the epicenter of botanical diversity. Yet as well a place enshrouded in profound ancestral belief among the region’s Indigenous peoples; most particularly among the community wisdom keepers, as a holy site with mythic connotations attesting to the veracity of the great deluge, while endorsing premonitions of yet another apocalypse.

Caño Island Diving

Dive Caño Island with our trusted local PADI‑certified operator and experience one of Costa Rica’s most spectacular underwater adventures. Whether you’re a beginner doing your first discovery dive or an experienced diver with many logged dives, our divemaster will guide you safely, provide all the gear you need, and help you feel relaxed and confident in the water.

Glide through crystal‑clear seas above vibrant reefs teeming with manta rays, sea turtles (green, olive ridley, hawksbill), longtail stingrays, white‑tipped reef sharks, barracuda, and tuna—plus seasonal encounters with dolphins and migrating humpback whales. Between dives, unwind on pristine beaches and soak in sweeping island views.

Spots are limited—book your Caño Island diving excursion with Ocean Forest Ecolodge and make your Costa Rica dive trip truly unforgettable.

Dolphins & Whales

Enjoy a full-day dolphin and whale watching adventure, listening to whales sing through hydrophones and watching dolphins play in their natural environment. Seasonal humpback whales visit from both hemispheres—July–September from the south and October–January from the north—alongside local marine species. Tours may include snorkeling when conditions allow.

Departing from San Josecito Beach, the experience includes a vegetarian lunch, snacks, and refreshments, offering one of Costa Rica’s most unforgettable marine encounters.

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