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PRESS
RELEASE: Hamadryade Lodge - Amazon Rainforest,
Ecuador
- October 13, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 13, 2008, HAMADRYADE LODGE AMAZON RAINFOREST, ECUADOR
SEBASTIEN & MELANIE CAZADEHORE ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE ONLY LUXURY
ECOLODGE IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON RAINFOREST.
THE CAZADEHORES ARE A FRENCH COUPLE, HE IS AN ENGINEER AND SHE A
PHOTOGRAPHER. THEY CAME TO ECUADOR WITH THE DREAM TO CREATE THIS LITTLE
PARADISE IN THE RAINFOREST AND NAMED IT HAMADRYADE AFTER THE TREE NYMPHS,
HAMADRYADS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO LIVED IN THE FORESTS AMID THE TREES.
HAMADRYADS RELY ON THE HEALTH OF THE FORESTS THEY INHABIT. A STRONG FOREST
IS THE VERY LIFE FORCE ON WHICH THEY EXIST.
“HAVEN TAKEN THE CHALLENGE TO HELP THE FOREST TO GROW HEALTHIER AND
FLOURISH, WE WANT NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THE FOREST, BUT WE STRIVE TO HELP THE
REST OF THE JUNGLE LIVE HARMONIOUSLY. HENCE THE NECESSITY FOR US TO USE
RAINWATER FOR THE LODGE, THEN PURIFYING IT AFTERWARDS, AVOIDING THE USE OF
THE WATERS FROM RIVERS OR WORSE, UNDERGROUND WATER. USED WATER FROM THE
KITCHEN AND SHOWERS ARE FILTERED BEFORE REACHING THE SOIL, AND WE USE ALL
BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS ENSURING LESS POLLUTION. WE HAVE A BIO-TANK SYSTEM
FOR OUR SEPTIC NEEDS, AND EVEN OUR SWIMMING POOL FUNCTIONS ON A
CHLORINE-FREE OZONE SYSTEM TO TREAT THE WATER AGAINST ALGAE & GERMS.
AN ECOSYSTEM IS NOT ONLY THE HABITAT, BUT ALL THAT INHABITS IT AS WELL;
INCLUDING HUMAN COMMUNITIES AS THEY LIVE AMICABLY WITHIN THE FOREST. THESE
COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY RATIONALLY USE THE PRODUCTS OF THE FOREST SUCH AS
COCOA, FRUIT, PLANTS AND TREES FOR THEIR HABITATION, OR CRAFTS, BUT USE A
VAST RANGE OF PLANTS FOR A RICH PHARMACOPOEA, A KEY ELEMENT ALLOWING THEM TO
HEAL BOTH SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL WOUNDS. IT IS THIS BOND THAT SHOULD BE
PROTECTED AND REVITALIZED, SO THAT IT DOES NOT SUFFER FROM THE AGRICULTURAL
PROCESS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THE KEY TO PROTECTING THE AMAZONIAN
ECOSYSTEM. THE PHILOSOPHY WE ARE DEVELOPING IS ECO AND ETHNO-FRIENDLY AS
WELL, BOTH BEING INEXTRICABLY CONNECTED.
USING THIS PHILOSOPHY, WE HAVE DEFINED A SET OF ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS FOR
THE STRUCTURES, NATURAL LIGHT AND OTHER INGENIOUS TOUCHES LEARNED FROM THE
NATIVES. OUR DÉCOR USES ALL NATURAL LOCALLY PRODUCED TEXTILES AND OTHER
ACCOUTREMENTS IN A PURE AND SIMPLE YET LUXURIOUS DESIGN WHICH CONTRASTS WITH
THE LUSH SURROUNDINGS PROVIDED BY THE RAINFOREST ITSELF.
DINING AT HAMADRYADE IS AN EROTIC EXPERIENCE AS WELL. WE OFFER A THREE
COURSE GOURMET DINNER USING A COMBINATION OF EXOTIC LOCAL FRUITS, VEGETABLES
& TECHNIQUES COUPLED WITH OUR FRENCH INFLUENCE TO PROVIDE A SUMPTUOUS DINING
ADVENTURE.
WE ARE VERY SMALL, SO ONLY A MAXIMUM OF ELEVEN GUESTS CAN ENJOY HAMADRYADE
AT ANY GIVEN TIME.”
WE OFFER PACKAGES OF THREE DAYS/TWO NIGHTS TO A WEEKS STAY INCLUDING
ACCOMMODATION, FULL BOARD, AQUATIC TRANSPORT, AND DAILY JUNGLE TOURS WITH
BILINGUAL NATURALIST & NATIVE GUIDES. TRANSPORTATION IS AN ADDITIONAL COST
WHICH CAN ALSO BE BOOKED THROUGH OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
FOR RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN NORTH
AMERICA AT:
1 800 327-3573
PH: 863/439-1484/439-1486
FAX: 863/439-2118/439-1265/439-2659
E-MAIL: travel@LARC1.com
WEB: www.LARC.com
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