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From	To	Description	Price per room/night	Booking
14-Aug-2009	31-Dec-2012	Regular Season (Oct 16th - Dec 14th, Jan 9th - Apr 30th) - Prices from $720 to $1320 USD High Season (Dec 15th - Jan 8th, May 1st - Oct 15th) - Prices form $770 to $1430 USD Green Season (May 1st - Oct 15th) - Prices from $440 to $770 USD Meal Plan: $140US per person per day (full board) Rates are subject to 15% VAT, 2% Lodging Tax and 10% Service Charge.	£283.84 what's included? Kind Points:63
Included in the price: Accommodation Activities Airport transfers All meals Guide/ Tour leader Logs Transportation NOT included in the price: Government Gratuities and tips

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Hacienda de San Antonio is a historical hacienda which lies on a 470 acre expanse within a 5000 acre working ranch, organic farm and organic coffee plantation.
The Hacienda de San Antonio and its Ranch “El Jabali” carry out various practices and involve in local initiatives to protect the environment and support the local communities by:

- Encouraging self-sustaining systems using local and renewable resources and diminishing or eliminating the use of non-renewable resources.
- Encouraging and innovating sustainable practices in our organic agriculture, horticulture, orchards and coffee plantation.
- Encouraging and innovating sustainable practices of free range livestock, chickens, pigs, goats.
- For the past 30 years have made a positive impact and input in the local economy, since the restoration of the Hacienda and the ranch began.
- Encouraging appropriate and sustainable use of the local environment and with the local government have protected the local wildlife through programs and the banning of hunting.

These practices are supported by:

- Preserving the local watershed and the natural fresh water springs utilizing the water supply from our local spring. Our fresh water system is supplied by a gravity-fed system with no electrical pumps, and with the use of an aqueduct dating back to 1904.
- The installation of solar power to heat water for the pool, suites and kitchen, project to be completed by the end of 2009
- Continued work on expanding our nursery with local plants, and also shade grown trees. Annual reforestation of approximately 800 planted trees.
-Continued work on expanding our nursery of organic coffee plants, and planting over 10,000 coffee plants every year.
- 85 % of our staff and workers are from the local villages. This is a way to support the local community, where unemployment and poverty is high. Most employees live within 1-10 kms from the Hacienda, and thus provide a more genuine experience to our guests of the traditions of this part of Mexico, including the local festivities, like the Day of Saint Anthony, June 13th.
- The separation and recycling of plastics, glass, and paper.
- And also the recycling of fruits, vegetables, etc., for our compost to then use in our orchards, and gardens.
- The use of recyclable crystal bottles for organic shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, bath oil, and body lotion, instead of packaged plastic containers
- The use of energy-efficient lighting.
- The installation of a professionally designed and large-capacity grey-water waste treatment facility.
- Encouraging our guests to favor low-impact activities within our property, by visiting out ranch, hikes in the wilderness and volcano area, the lagoons, by foot, horse our mountain bike.
- The incorporation of architectural design utilizing high ceilings, cross-ventilation, and floor fans for cooling the suites in the summer and chimneys in the winter. And not using any mechanical systems such as air conditioning.
- Utilizing natural light in guest and public areas whenever possible so that electric lights are not required except at night. And at night the use of low voltage lights, candles and torches.
- Offering guests our locally-grown products.
- Offering our guests our season organic and sustainable fruits, vegetable & herbs, as well as our organic dairy, chicken, beef and pork produce.
- The use of a small new bus for the transportation of employees.
- Regular maintenance of hotel vehicles for both staff and guests.
- Supporting other local businesses by purchasing from them vs large supermarkets.
- The minimal use of paper products for office & marketing efforts--reliance on the web site, DVD’s, and the recycling of office paper.
- Encouraging and contributing to the development and maintenance of the local community infrastructure, schools, housing, roads.
- Encouraging and contributing to the cleaning of the main road with the help of all our employees.
- Involving our guests to be informed about the local environment, and the work of our sister property’s “Cuixmala Ecological Foundation” and the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve the first reserve of its kind in Mexico.

Cuixmala

ECOLOGIICAL FOUNDATIION
The Cuixmala Ecological Foundation was instrumental in establishing the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere, one of the largest protected areas in Mexico. The Foundation also sponsors research to better understand the all of the inhabitants of the Biosphere and works to preserve the surrounding ecosystem. Today the area around the Cuixmala Estate is home to several endangered species including the jaguar.

TURTLE PROTECTIION
Many years ago Cuixmala began a highly successful turtle protection program. The giant sea turtles return each year to lay their eggs on the Playa Cuixmala where the eggs are gathered by staff to protect them from predators and poachers. Once the baby turtles hatch from the eggs they are returned to the sea. Guests at Cuixmala are able to view and participate in this very rewarding program.