About us

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We are an Oasis of

Cosiness and Elegance

The spirit of the mountains is calling you to our mountain lodge in scenic Costa Rica. Nestled in within the entrance to the Braulio Carrillo’s National Park Mountains, surrounded by acres of pristine rainforest terrain and majestic mountains and volcanoes peaks, our breathtaking resort offers a chic, yet rustic charm that exudes serenity and luxury. Beautiful guest rooms and suites and private log cabins feature warm Western design, balconies and modern lifestyle amenities. Designed with soft furnishings, rich wood accents and warm interiors, our mountain accommodations are an oasis of cosiness and elegance.



All in one Place

Mountain Lodge CheTica also offers airport shuttle service and surrounding Village shopping, Local Restaurants and entertainment. Escape to an enchanting all-season destination for your Costa Rica holidays and vacations.

Celebrate your destination wedding or host a corporate luncheon or dinner in our restaurant and stunning stoned fireplace with amazing views.



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The Mount ¨Zurqui¨

They say these volcanic mountains are 250 million years old. They’ll get no argument from us. Only time could have rounded their contours, carpeted their slopes with ancient trees and their hidden trails and sent their green peaks rolling away into the distance like a vast, eternal sea. In fact, Tales of the Legend from the Natives, says, Mount “ZURQUI ” where CheTica Mountain Lodge is nested:

In the times before the Spaniards, just North of where San Jose now lies, lived a tribe of Terrabas and their beautiful Princess: «Turi Ulha», she lived peacefully amongst her people, where her father, the «Cacique» ruled.
However, inside, she kept a dark secret. 
Turi Ulha had one day met a great warrior in the forest and they had fallen deeply in love, but had soon discovered their tribes were blood enemies.


Thus one day the warrior, who had a forehead like a mountain, arrived to where the tribe was to convinced Turi Ulha, to go away with him, as she was the flower of this valley. 
The Princess was also so in love with the warrior that she agreed and they decided to escape to where neither tribe would encounter them.
Only a few close friends accompanied the two and later when the «Cacique» father of the Princess, discovered what had happened, he became very angry and pursued the couple with his warriors.
The fugitives tried to escape through the passes of the mountains but when they heard their pursuers closing in,the great warrior, for his love, the one with a great forehead like a mountain, turned to defend the others and he fell dead before his attackers.
His soul left his cold body and continued to flee through the forest and Turi Ulha wished to climb also to the summit, where she knew her dead love’s soul would be.
Then as she continued to ascend, with her pursuers close behind, a marvelous thing occurred…..
Slowly, so slowly, their bodies began to transform, their skin changed to silken wings and they suddenly took flight….they had transformed into butterflies and they flew off to reach the skies!
Is for this reason that today you will find, great quantities of butterflies, specially the awesome Blue Morphos butterfly, along the magic ridges and valleys of Mount Zurqui, the dream place where CheTica Mountain Lodge for your body and soul healing and enjoyment !
For more than 25 years, these awesome mountains have been our home. And people like you have been our guests, often returning again and again to establish their own family vacation traditions and help us preserve the heritage of this very special corner of PURA VIDA.


If you’re one of those old friends, we look forward to welcoming you back to CheTica Mountain Lodge this year. If not, your welcome is waiting. You may be a first-time guest, but we promise, you’ll never be a stranger. We invite you to come and discover for yourself what makes a vacation with us an experience you’ll remember for the rest of your life.