Hotel Villas Gaia is situated where the mountains come down to the sea in the region called Fila Costeña.
This biologically diverse region is surrounded by some of Costa Rica's most famous natural attractions:
the vast wilderness of Corcovado National Park, the protected waters of Ballena Marine Park, Caño Island and the Río Terraba-Sierpe extensive Mangrove Ecosytem.

The region is a bird watcher's paradise (450 counted species!!!) and has one of Central America's last stands of magnificent coastal rain forest.
Miles of deserted beaches to the north offer abundant opportunities for swimming, surfing, kayaking and exploring.
The village of Ojochal is 1 kilometer South of Hotel Villas Gaia and is populated by Costa Ricans and foreigners alike. 
 

The name, Ojachal (pronounced Oh-ho-chal), derives from a tree that once dominated the natural virgin rainforest you will find here. Ojoche (pronounced Oh-ho-chay ), is the tree family Myristicaceae, scientific name, Brosimun alicatrum. This tree is now more difficult to find on the mainland, but can still be seen in the Terraba River Mangrove Ecosystem.

The surroundings of the village are steep high mountains coming down to the sea, cloaked with rainforest. There is a nice river that winds its way through Ojochal on its way to the sea at Playa Tortuga.
 We'd like to think that all of the residents here have the same goals in mind: quality of line, personal and family health, environmental protection and preservation, and above all, general tranquility. Thus, making Ojochal a very unique forest/beach community.