We have created a village for those of our employees electing to live on our property. It has provided them with educational opportunities and access to resources they would otherwise never obtain. The women of Villa Los Cocos were guided in the organization of a cooperative to market handicrafts in area hotels. The cooperative has augmented their income as well as their self esteem. To conserve precious natural resources, we fashioned structures in the hotel's common areas out of local designs and materials that capture cross-breezes and provide comfortable cooling without air conditioning.
Solar panels heat bathing water in the main guest buildings.
The sanitation system is designed to keep balance with the natural purification capacity of the receiving waters. This has proved to be an effective and economic method of avoiding contamination. With the expansion of the hotel, plans are being drawn for the construction of a treatment plant that will recycle residual water for use in landscaped areas. Solid wastes are separated and organic wastes composted. GPC recently purchased the first incinerator in the area to help dispose of solid wastes.