Another serves as a processing area where the pupae are fed. However, the process is extremely labor intensive, and the pupae must be transported by courier, so this cuts down on the profitability. The lodge is intended to help support the butterfly ranch. Ray's intent is to turn the area around the lodge into a breeding ground for butterflies through clearing an area for them and by enriching the natural vegetation with food and nectar plant sources. The cabins are a combination of Kekchi and European-design elements.
Solar power provides light and operates a fan, and shower water is heated via individual heaters.
Repasts are served in the Chiclero s Restaurant and Bar as well as the open-air Columbia View Restaurant which commands a view of the village of the same name. For more information write Box 23, Punta Gorda. The book was consistently on the mark, with the facts and also the spirit of each place. Everybody had their own guidebook. I think yours was the most helpful.