Travel and Leisure: Paradise Found: Five Innovative Retreats in Costa Rica put the Country's Natural Wonders Front and Center

About a hundred miles south, in the Pérez Zeledón mountains, sits Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection. The retreat–composed of one- and two-bedroom casitas designed by New York based Nina Gotlieb–has on-site naturalists who lead expeditions to nearby trails, rivers and coffee farms. The hotel is also the site of the first non-U.S. outpost of holistic wellness brand THE WELL; guests can indulge in therapies inspired by local healing traditions.