Testimonials

Our dream was a house with minimal impact on nature in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by wildlife and very close to the beach. A comfortable, functional house, with manageable maintenance and the most efficient use of energy possible. Luz de Piedra team with its experience in tropical areas, its environmental objectives and its good taste offers us a house that not only meets these objectives, but is also innovative, unique and beautiful in total harmony with the environment.

Pietro always fought to safeguard our interests and even when we had differences of opinions, he always found the best way to please us without losing efficiency, safety and beauty in the design and construction.

Luz de Piedra in conjunction with the construction company of Carlos Solano and the foreman Maynor Altamirano, as well as each of the members of the team did an exemplary job. Despite how difficult and stressful the construction process is, it was always nice to work with them.

We are very satisfied with the result and highly recommend them.

Costa Rica: The Sanctuary at Two Rivers

In the Costa Rican jungle near the village of Cabuya — past a bridge, through a series of wooden gates and up an unmarked trail — sits a new yoga retreat, the Sanctuary at Two Rivers.Founded by the actress Perrey Reeves, who played the very yoga-fit Mrs. Ari Gold on HBO’s “Entourage,” and Jeff Gossett, a restaurateur, the solar-powered resort was built completely by hand: no bulldozers, only shovels.”When you cook with a lot of love, you taste it; when you build with a lot of love, you can feel it,” Gossett says of their decade-long project. (And when you plant with a lot of love, evidently, you can smell it: the orchids blooming right outside the showers are no accident, he adds.) Visitors can either sign up for one of the Sanctuary’s regularly scheduled packages, like the weeklong Full-Moon Retreat, or rent out the entire 40-acre property for a private yogi gathering. The “accessible, eco-conscious and peaceful” country of Costa Rica, Reeves says, was the only place where the pair considered breaking ground. “Plus, there are monkeys!”

PERREY REEVES IS THE CO-CREATOR of every yogi’s paradise, The Sanctuary at Two Rivers in Costa Rica. Best known for playing one half of our favorite television couples of all time as Mrs. Ari on HBO’s hit show, Entourage, Perrey is also a life-long veggie, animal advocate and yogi extraordinaire. Together with Liz Lindh, the young Chinese medicine practitioner and natural health expert, Perrey has created a world-class yoga destination on every retreat-goer’s short list. The Sanctuary at Two Rivers is green through and through – 100% solar-powered! – and offers an exhilarating, healing, off-the-grid experience for anyone craving a little jungle-steeped yoga immersion.

We asked Liz and Perrey to tell us what inspired them to create this yogic paradise and we’re living vicariously through the images and insights they’ve shared with us – and dreaming of a little tropical getaway in the near future!

THE CHALKBOARD MAG: What inspired the building of the Sanctuary retreat?

LIZ LINDH: The inspiration behind The Sanctuary at Two Rivers comes from the fact that in today’s technologically-driven modern world of suburban and urban living people are moving faster, consuming more, and want it all now. There is a deep need to slow down and reconnect to oneself and to nature. We want to provide a place where people can come to affect real change in their lives, to invest in their own health and wellness, to experience a week-long immersion and strengthen their bodies, clear their minds and brighten their spirits.

“Off-grid and off-the-beaten-track.” That’s what the Cielo Lodge says about itself. It also calls itself a “modern, minimalist eco-lodge,” and that sounds about right.

We’d add a few things ourselves to a description of the Cielo Lodge. First, we’d say it’s slightly more than minimalist and modern; we’d call it, in fact, the last word in boutique, understated, eco-luxury. And we’re not the only ones to praise Cielo Lodge, either. Since it opened in the hills above the port of Golfito in Costa Rica’s Southern Zone, Harper’s Bazaar named it in its “20 Best Places to Travel in 2021” list. Forbes said it was one of its “Ten Cool New Hotels to Visit in 2021”. Conde Nast Traveler put Cielo Lodge on its 2021 hot list of the best new hotels globally, while Travel and Leisure also put it on their “Editors’ Picks” list of best unique hotels in the world for 2021.

In short, Cielo Lodge is famous and making waves with travel experts.