Ecorisantri is an association of 35 families from Río Ciego, San Pacho and Triganá in the municipality of Acandí, working together on the construction of the Ecotourism Centre Posadas del Río. They offer typical and comfortable accommodation in cabañas (cottages) made from traditional materials, and a restaurant with varied menu of typical regional dishes. The fish and seafood offered are caught by fisherman, organized in Associación de pescadores artesanales, committed to environmental and social responsibility and preservation of the product. They are working on the improvement of trekking trails. Various activities are offered, such as ecological treks, kayaking, artesanal fishing, horse riding, flora and fauna watching, traditional music and dance shows, and you can visit the houses of their community members and have nice chats with them. Surrounded by tropical rainforest, this...
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Amores Escondidos (Hidden Loves)
by mircaskirca
On the day of my arriving in Triganá I took a walk to San Pacho with a couple I met on the boat. She visited the area before and her fondest memory were amores escondidos (hidden loves). We asked a few people in the village where we could get them and finally found the house where they still used to make them. Actually, we were quite lucky as the plate full of those delicious sweets was just prepared for children to take and sell them in the street. We bought quite a few and we really liked them. Since then I came to the house every day asking if they had any and often children just brought them to my cabaña which was close to their house. Typical of San Pacho, these sweets you won't find anywhere else but here. Due to the lack of ingredients found in the shop here (everything has to be brought by boat from Turbo) locals invented a sweet that is easy to make and the ingredients are...
Fruit Wine
by mircaskirca
The area is also known for production of wine made from plants and fruits other than grapes. Some 15 minute walk from San Pacho, on the way to the eco village Princesa Dobaibe is a small distillery called Nirvana. They make wine from boropa, toronjil (melissa), borojo (an exotic fruit around the size of a grapefruit, a natural source of energy and vitality), sarilbre and gengibre (ginger). You can buy a 1,5 l plastic bottles of your favourite flavour or they pour it from a bigger container to a small bottle, as much as you like. I also saw bottles with locally made spirit and a snake inside. Quite disgusting! Javier and Lilian once brought me to this small distillery. To my surprise the owner was a nice guy that we used to met every day but never talked about it. In San Pacho you can get his fruit wines in El Almendro and in the bar next to the pier. I only tried ginger wine and it was...
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