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Agua Dulce: A Sweet Place on the Sweet Gulf

The fresh morning air rolls through the mesh screen toward the bed, drying the tiny sweat beads off your chest like a gentle wave would wash away grains of sand stuck to your tummy.

You wake up and peek off the second-story balcony toward the ocean. There, the sun rises in yellow and orange hues, glistens off the calm sea and illuminates the assorted greens in each of the hundreds of palm fronds that brighten the landscape’s foreground.

Agua Dulce Lodge

Downstairs, just to the left of the pool, breakfast simmers. A hot plate of that Costa Rican rice-and-beans staple, gallo pinto, awaits, along with scrambled eggs, toast and a cup of fresh coffee.

The day will likely begin with a fishing trip, or perhaps a walk through the tropical jungle. Maybe you’ll take a stroll along the miles of undisturbed, sandy shoreline, where brilliant red-blue-and-yellow scarlet macaws nest in the trees lining the beach.

At Agua Dulce Lodge and Resort on southwestern Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, you can plan a day around just about any outdoor activity.

Sitting just meters from the treasured and largely undeveloped Golfo Dulce, this new hotel combines nature and luxury as though they were born twins.

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Rooms are modest but elegant in the resort’s 21 villas, perfect for couples, families or groups of anglers. The two air-conditioned bedrooms in each villa, each with two queen beds and private bath, share a common area in the middle. Guests from both sides can meet and enjoy the Osa’s pleasant weather in the rustic wood and leather rocking chairs or take in the breeze from the wooden wraparound balcony.

For all you anglers, deep-sea sportfishing is among the Golfo Dulce’s greatest attractions. The waters in the calm gulf are stocked with corvina, grouper and snapper, among many other fish, and boast dozens of world-record catches.

For those off-the-water days, Agua Dulce has connections with various eco-tour operators to provide 29 different day trips. Excursions include visits to nearby Corcovado National Park, world-famous for its biodiversity. Guests can also opt to take a kayak tour through the gulf’s vivid mangrove swamps or take scuba diving certification classes, among other options.

Agua Dulce is about a 15-minute drive from Puerto Jiménez, the nearest town to this remote getaway. Though a small fishing village, the community offers an array of different restaurants offering local and foreign fare (TT, Feb. 27, 2009). This reporter recommends the wood-fired pizzas at Il Giardino.

Finally, when night has fallen and you return to the lodge, grab a cold Imperial beer or a margarita from the in-house bar. Relax alongside the pool or head back to your room for a soak in the Jacuzzi tub.

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