Sustainability

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Trapp Family is a company dedicated to hosting and feeding visitors in Monteverde, with firm convictions towards fair management of high quality, human resources, environmental responsibility and well-being of the destination. Therefore, we explicitly express our commitment to:

• The periodic identification of environmental, socioeconomic and economic impacts of the operation, to reduce the negative ones, optimize the positive ones and ensure compliance with legal requirements and other commitments acquired in matters of sustainable development.
• Effective actions that guarantee the quality of services and continuous improvement through the implementation of an information management system, the measurement and analysis of the opinion of our clients, the continuous search for more accessible rural tourist conditions and experiences to the enjoyment of all our clientele. Incorporate respect for the cultural, historical and archaeological heritage.
• Ensure a work environment where development and training opportunities are promoted for the work team, integrating employment practices and inclusive employee selection processes. Considering the approach of gender, age, diversity, people with disabilities and conditions of respect that prevent, discourage, avoid and punish sexual harassment behaviors.
• Support of activities that promote human dignity, actively rejecting the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, and all kinds of abuse and exploitation in travel and tourism. Likewise, a participation in the destination, the community and external actors that contribute to the local development of the communities.
• The protection of the environment, including the prevention of pollution, the sustainable use of resources, the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems, the use of native plants, the fight against manipulation, feeding, capture, captivity and illegal commercialization of wild species and prohibited, threatened and endangered species. As well as the rigorous selection of suppliers that ensure products and services consistent with sustainability.

1. Smoking is prohibited inside the hotel facilities. See smoking area.
2. Prohibited to consume drugs hotel facilities.
3. Costa Rica's wildlife law prohibits trade, extraction of wild flora and fauna as well as feeding of wildlife.
4. We support the Code of Conduct Program against the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. We are against the sexual exploitation of minors.
5. We are against child labor.
6. We are against human trafficking.
7. No illegal hiring of personnel.
8. Trade in national heritage is prohibited.
9. We have a purchasing policy with sustainable criteria.
10. We have a continuous and comprehensive training program for our employees.
11. We have a labor inclusion policy for people with disabilities.
12. We respect human rights and promote equal opportunities.
13. We do not use threatened, vulnerable or endangered species in our menu. We respect closed periods and recommended sizes for fishing.

In general, the climate in Costa Rica is very pleasant not only during the dry season, which extends from December to April but also during the rainy season, which runs from May to November. During the rainy season rain can be expected in the afternoons, on the other hand the mornings are usually sunny.

Costa Rica has a tropical climate with an average temperature of 22 degrees C (72 degrees F) that increases considerably on the coastal areas. The changes in temperature are considerable and due to the short distances in this relatively small country, they can all be experienced in just one day.

Due to factors such as the geographical location, the weather conditions, the formation of mountain chains, mountains, and valleys, this country experiences different microclimates that give a home to different types of vegetation.

The following climates in the country can be categorized in the following regions :

• The high and cold region: With an elevation of 3,000 to 3,100 meters in altitude with temperatures of 0 degrees C.
• The hot region: The elevation is above 1,500 meters in altitude, with temperatures between 14 degrees C and 18 degrees C.
• The humid tropical region: The elevation is up to 1,100 meters in altitude with temperatures between 25 and 26 degrees C.
• The tropical region: Pertaining to the dry season, with temperatures between 26 and 27 degrees C.

The inter-mountainous valley region with an elevation between 1,000 and 1,100 meters in altitude which is a characteristic of the central valley, with temperatures that range from 14 to 18 degrees C.

Due to the weather characteristics and the topography of the country, different types of forests can be appreciated: the cloud forest, the rain forest, the dry forest, and the transition forest.

Enjoy the sun, but carefully

Going to the beach is a must when traveling to Costa Rica and a nice suntan is always possible. It is not advisable however, to try to tan in just one day because it takes 24 to 48 hours for the skin to produce melanin, a dark pigment that reduces the aging process caused by sunburn. The healthiest thing for you to do is to use a PABA-free suntan or UV sun blocking lotion.

Source: ICT