Life in the Monteverde Countryside

Roxana has loved animals since she was a girl growing up on one of Santa Elena's original farms. I sat with her sipping coffee in the hotel where her father's farm once stood as she pulled an orange scarf from a black shoulder bag. A tiny opossum awoke and yawned as she unfurled the scarf. Roxana explained how the 'baby' had been left behind by its mother near the doorstep of her house and she took it in. After spoon feeding it some banana, we got in her jeep and headed toward Heliconia Ranch. On the way, we stopped at the bakery to pick up some loaves of bread. Roxana, owner of a major Monteverde hotel and ranch, still makes time to run errands.

Last updated: Oct 22, 2023