COSTA RICA
Monteverde Lodge and Gardens, Monte Verde Cloud Forest Reserve This secluded 27-room eco-lodge, a ten-minute drive from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, has rustic charm, with rough-hewn ceiling beams and a circular...I want to go to this country!!
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Peace Lodge, La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park
This is the best place for anyone with ambivalence about hardcore jungle adventure: Here, the tarantulas are in a lobby aquarium, the rainforest hikes are...I want to go to this country!!
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Sí Como No, Manuel Antonio National Park
The look is boutique hotel but the attitude is eco-lodge at this 60-room hillside hideaway near the entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park, designed to make...I want to go to this country!!
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Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, La Fortuna
This 106-room Guanacaste resort's natural hot springs of steaming water have been channeled into numerous private pools, tailor-made for romantic moments...I want to go to this country!!
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Villa Caletas, Playa Herradura
You'll be hard-pressed to find somewhere that doesn't have a breathtaking view of the Pacific among the 95 rooms in this cluster of whitewashed luxury villas...I want to go to this country!!
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Villa Decary, Nuevo Arenal
Bird watching doesn't get any easier than this. Early each morning, owners Jeff Crandall and Bill Hemmer put out pieces of fresh fruit in the garden, prompting...I want to go to this country!!
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Xandari by the Pacific, Playa Esterillos Este
This casual beachfront property, a 30-minute drive from the nearest town of Jaco, is even I want to go to this country!! colorful than its sister property, Xandari Resort and Spa in the...I want to go to this country!!
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BELIZE
Blancaneaux Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
Francis Ford Coppola's resort overlooking the Privassion River is made up of ten thatch-and-hardwood cabanas (including two perched over a waterfall for...I want to go to this country!!
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The Inn at Robert's Grove, Placencia
This intimate resort is run by New Yorkers Bob and Risa Frackman, who visited Belize on a whim in 1994 and within a week had bought beachfront property. Today,...I want to go to this country!!
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Jaguar Reef Resort, Hopkins Village
Eight beachfront thatched cabanas and casitas—all with tiled floors, mahogany fittings, and large bathrooms—draw mostly adventure-seekers to this...I want to go to this country!!
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The Lodge at Chaa Creek, Chaa Creek Reserve
Mick and Lucy Fleming's Chaa Creek—actually located on the Macal River—is one of the oldest jungle resorts in the area and has won many awards,...I want to go to this country!!
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Maruba Resort Jungle Spa, Maskall
The 18 individually styled cabanas at this well-established resort mix Caribbean, Creole, and African themes for a unique jungle-comfort look. The...I want to go to this country!!
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Mata Chica Beach Resort, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
This splashy, trendy resort at the eastern side of Ambergris Caye consists of 14 thatched, berry-colored cabanas on a private white-sand beach. Each cabana...I want to go to this country!!
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Victoria House, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Set on its own beach two miles south of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, this resort has 42 rooms—the best of which are the seven stone-and-thatch casitas...I want to go to this country!!
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PANAMA
Bristol Hotel, Panama City
The discreet and luxurious Bristol, located in the heart of the financial district, is arguably the best hotel in the city-in part because of its...I want to go to this country!!
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Canopy Tower Ecolodge, Soberania National Park
Bird-watchers, or those who want to get their eco-fix without venturing too far into the jungle, will feel right at home at this small inn, set at treetop...I want to go to this country!!
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Coral Lodge, Kuna Yala
A comfortable yet thoroughly eco-sensitive resort on an undeveloped part of the Caribbean coast just north of Kuna Yala (a.k.a. San Blas), this property...I want to go to this country!!
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Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Soberania National Park
Set right on the Panama Canal, this expansive 107-room resort has amenities galore-which will appeal to those wanting their creature comforts along with...I want to go to this country!!
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Hacienda del Mar, Isla San José
You could say this hotel is off the beaten path-if there was a path. Set on a private, 22-square-mile island in the middle of the Gulf of Panama, it can...I want to go to this country!!
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Hotel de Ville, Panama City
It looks like something you'd find on a quiet street in Paris, but this mansard-roofed boutique hotel sits right in Panama City's financial district. And...I want to go to this country!!
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InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa, Arraiján
Barely outside Panama City-just a 30-minute drive from downtown-is one of the country's loveliest resorts. The sprawling white InterCon resembles a...I want to go to this country!!
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Los Establos, Boquete
Set on a working coffee plantation in the mountainous central region of Boquete, this seven-room hotel was originally built-but never used-as a...I want to go to this country!!
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Los Quetzales Lodge & Spa, Volcan Baru National Park
The highest-altitude lodgings in Panama-7,200 feet above sea level, to be exact-are this property's five private duplex chalets. These...I want to go to this country!!
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Punta Caracol Acqua-Lodge, Bocas del Toro
On the main island in the spectacular Caribbean archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Punta Caracol's nine bungalows sit on stilts above the turquoise water (as do...I want to go to this country!!
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