Punta Dominical

Earth Day 2007 Festival

 Tina Wallace ASANAIt is my hope that with this newsletter, I can encourage many of you to help Asana celebrate the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor on Sunday, April 22.

ASANA’s main objective, as quoted by founder Jack Ewing is “to connect all the fragments of forest between Terraba and Savegre Rivers, thus creating a natural corridor of protected lands which will have no interruptions and along which wildlife of all kinds can travel freely without the pressure of human depredation”. We have mentioned Jack and Hacienda Baru previously in our newsletters, and I know many of you have enjoyed his tours.

ASANA’s strategy is to work with the community, including developers such as Punta Dominical to achieve such goals. The Earth Day Festival allows Asana to educate locals in the southern zone about important issues such as renewable resources, beach and ocean conservation, river and spring water protection and reforestation.

ASANA’s goal this year is to raise funds to continue ASANA’s projects for 2007, especially its environmental education program with over 30 schools. In addition, ASANA needs to place additional MINAE (Ministry of Energy and the Enviornment which governs and enforces the environmental laws in effect in Costa Rica) guards on the roads and in the water at Parque Nacional Marina Ballena.

We are participating this year with Asana, and I hope you will too. Kindly send donations to:

CITIBANK N.A., New York
Account: 36026966 (between BAC San Jose and Citibank)
No. ABA 021000089    SWIFT CITIUS33
Transfer to: BAC San Jose (formerly Banco San Jose, S.A.)
SWIFT    BSNJCRSJ
Beneficiary Name:  Asociacion de Amigos de la Naturaleza
Beneficiary Account (cuneta cliente): 10200009012131732

Please feel free to contact me at 1-800-503.5374 or Jennifer Smith and Kate Lomac-Macnair at (506) 787-0254 if you have any further questions.

Tina Wallace - Director of Sales


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Kiana Resorts Named a “Top 100 Vacation Dream Home”
 by Travel and Leisure Magazine


 Travel Leisure logoTravel and Leisure magazine has named Kiana Resort at Playa Dominical one of its “Top 100 Vacation Dream Homes” for 2007. The magazine chose Kiana, a new world-class boutique resort opening in late 2007 on the pristine Costa Rican oceanfront, as one of its top 100 real estate developments for travelers seeking the ultimate home away from home.

Kiana will appeal to Travel and Leisure readers, who are some of the world’s most seasoned travelers, with its luxury amenities and services in a serene, remote getaway, steps away from one of the wildest places on earth. Kiana Villa

Kiana’s architecture and interior design, inspired by local palm plantations with teak detailing and custom pieces by local artists, also appealed to the Travel and Leisure panel that selected properties for the distinguished list.


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Kiana Resorts GM brings Royal Connections

Martiel ThevenazMartial Thevenaz , General Manager of Kiana Resort in Dominical, Costa Rica, is accustomed to treating hotel guests like royalty. After all, during his time in the late ‘90s as Food and Beverage Manager at the Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand, the Thai Royal Family were often guests at the 200-room resort.

Prior to joining Kiana, Martial spent 2 ½ years as General Manager of Hotel Bora Bora, an Aman Resorts property.(The 2006 Zagat Survey of Top International Hotels, Resorts and Spas has named Aman Resorts the world's leading international hotel group). At Hotel Bora Bora, Thevenaz often welcomed some of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities.

In February 1994, he became the Restaurants & Bars Manager at Le Meridien Phuket in Thailand, where he oversaw 13 restaurants and five bars. A little more than two years later he moved to the Cape Panwa Hotel, also in Phuket, where he served as Food and Beverage Manager, managing a staff of 165 employees and overseeing 10 food and beverage outlets.

At Kiana, Thevenaz will devote the same care and attention to travelers who visit this beachfront resort uniquely situated at the crossroads of Costa Rica’s mountainous jungle and the southern Pacific coast. His years of managing some of the world’s most luxurious tropical resorts make him the perfect ambassador to welcome guests at Kiana.


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Pilot Whales on the Pacific Coast Pilot Whales

While visiting in February, Dan B from Savannah, GA took some amazing photos in and around Dominical. Enlarge the photo here by clicking on it to get a good look at these beautiful pilot whales that Dan spotted while out cruising the waters south of Dominical.

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call us at 1 800 503 - 5374

Punta Dominical
Playa Dominical, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Tel: 1 800 503-5374 / 506 787-0316