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GENERAL ECO INFO
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Ecolodge at the shore of Lake Atitlán. Two hectareas
of land 12 rooms.
The community of San Juan la Laguna is located 175 kilometers
from Guatemala City. ENERGY CONSUMPTION / CONSERVATION ENERGY
If yes, what approximate percentage
and please describe Our plan is that in 2 year we will install solar panels.
All electrical bulbs are energy saver. GARDENS – ORGANIC FOOD – RECYCLING-CHEMICALS
We have Wide gardens. Many of the flowers are native from
the region. Besides flowers our gardens is made up of cultivated
vegetables and medicinal herbs.
If yes, please describe or attach? We buy from the producers of the community about 90% of the
products we use. We buy shampoo
from 2 women’s,
a group from the town.
We do produce compost to fertilize organic cultivation. The
guest can observe and touch this process (it is hot inside). Guest
is encouraged to buy local products. CHEMICALS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS
We consume low quantities of chemical products, many to wash
cloths. Both shampoo and soaps are bio degradable. WATER
Water used in the hotel is from the public service of the
Community. Which is abundant and pure.
We have two excrete disposal systems. One comes from Guatemala
City. This is industrial product and it is cleaned approximately
every year. The other system is a traditional waste of
disposal excrete through stone holds. In never needs cleaning. FLORA AND FAUNA CONSERVATION / PRESERVATION
We clean the lake shores. We
participate in periodic joint efforts to clean the lake. We
plant several trees which function as bird houses. No
bird or any other species are getting in jail. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS
The certification of our good practices by Green Deal. This
is a result of the accomplishment of good standards in several
aspects: economic, conservation, culture, environment, internal
organization, etc. MONITORING / FEEDBACK / TRAINING
Staff participate in different courses like hygiene, organic
agriculture, first aid, guest’s attendance, food preparation.
We do give every guest a letter informeing them about community, lake, practices and orientation to how get benefits of his or her experience during in the stay at the ecolodge.
We have very low environmental impact. The construction
of the hotel has made mainly from carved stones from the same
site. The reception and restaurant was constructed following
the style from the catholic church.
If yes, please describe how you collect the feedback, and what
you do with it. We ask every guest to evaluate his or her experience and the
services provided by the hotel. Every month we process
such data to build an extratistic of the month. We correct
details and follow up on comments and suggestions. The
reordering of the garden and the construction of a new area for
restaurant opened to looking at the lake is an answer
to guest suggestions. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Our mission states: “To provide hospitality services
in harmony in nature and culture”.
If you do not have a green certification / label, please explain
We are certified by Green Deal. The first year (2007)
we got 4/5 punctuation.
We have received several awards, national and international,
for our social responsibilities practices. Please provide as much documentary evidence as possible. TURISMO EK CHUAH Lic. Widthmark Estrada |
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