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Contact:
Gerardo Contreras
Gerente Administrativo
Km. 158 carretera a Cobán, Purulhá
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Tel: +502/5908-4066 or 2335-1805
Fax: +502/2335-1802
ramtzul@gmail.com
reservasdeguatemala@agriweb.net
www.m-y-c.com.ar/ramtzul
Certified by:
Green Deal, Guatemala (July, 2008)
www.greendeal.org
Type of accommodation:
Hotel, resort
Campsite
Features:
Conference rooms
Hot water
Internet connection
Laundry facilities
Private bathroom
Restaurant
Telephone
Other:
Airport transfer available
Orchid garden
Year founded: 2000
Number of employees: 8
Percent of employees who are local residents:
100%
Number of rooms: 14, all with a panoramic view and surrounded by nature.
Type of destination:
Farm, ranch (rural)
Forest/rainforest
Mountain
River, lake, wetland
Able to accommodate:
Families
Gay/lesbian
Handicapped
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children
Volunteers (to work in your establishment)
Description of the area:
Ram Tzul means "Spirit of the Mountain," the name of the god that protects nature and life who lives where there are waterfalls. Our sanctuary is dedicated to nature’s creations and beings. It is located in Sierra de las Minas, the heart of the cloud forest found in Purulhá Baja Verapaz on the route to las Verapaces, where quetzals live. Our sanctuary unites the Quetzal Biotope with Cerro Verde and the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve. Geographically, we are part of a flyway corridor for migratory birds: a marvelous spectacle.
We have four waterfalls in virgin forest. There are trails made especially for our clients to the 197-foot high Rubel Chaim waterfall (Lluvia de Estrellas or Shower of Stars), nationally and internationally renowned for its beauty and natural pools. The trail passes through forests of pine, bamboo, encino pine, coffee and broadleaved trees, bordering the Cafetal River and its pretty natural pools. We are distinguished for being a different concept in the area, offering direct contact with nature and we are internationally recognized as an ideal energy portal for meditation, relaxation, stress releasing and recharging positive energy to find inner equilibrium and harmony in a comfortable setting.
Ram Tzul is only 158 km (98 miles) from Guatemala City, strategically located between Alta and Baja Verapaz. From here you can reach places such as the Trapiche Museum (the first sugar mill in Central America), Rabinal (famous for its folklore and pottery in Baja Verapaz or Cobán) which is the imperial city of Carlos V, Semuc Champey, the headwaters of the Cahabón River, grottoes, and other tourist destinations.
Available activities:
Adventure, sports
Biking
Bird watching
Eco / nature / wildlife
Educational, research, volunteering
Horseback riding
Mountain climbing
Spiritual / religious
Tours
Visits to conservation projects
Walking / hiking
Wellness, health, spa
How to get there:
We are 48 km from the Salamá airport and 56 km from the Cobán airport. These distances can be traveled year-round
Making a difference:
The National Commission of Protected Areas (CONAP) declared Ram Tzul a Private Nature Reserve and we protect the region’s fauna and flora, conserving forests and river basins; we have reforested 59 acres with encino pine, coffee, and bamboo and we are protecting the river channel that passes through the reserve.
We create jobs and use local materials and labor; we provide training on making handicrafts and bamboo furniture, and we also train other interested parties in tourism and hotel operation; we give talks on environmental conservation in the institutes of Purulhá.
We work with the tourism union of Baja Verapaz, the local community development councils and the Cloud Forest Association (Asociación del Bosque Nuboso) to strengthen community and tourism programs. To help create more job options we are working on a plan with the tourism union to create a tourism school for waiters, guides, and others.
With the National Commission of Protected Areas, we carry out efforts to protect water from contamination and with the local community development councils we are raising awareness in farmers about the dangers of using chemical fertilizers and fumigating with poisonous pesticides.
General rates:
$$ -- 26 - $50
Additional information:
Information about the Ram Tzul Ecological Reserve is available on the Corredor Biológico Bosque Nuboso site. In Spanish.
Brief description of the hotel on Guatemala en Vivo's Web site (in Spanish).
Date this information was provided: June, 2009.
