Sources for Finca Luna Nueva Lodge
Every line on the Finca Luna Nueva Lodge record, with where it came from, what kind of source it is and the date we read it.
Back to the record- Current as of
- 16 Aug 2026
- Last reviewed
- 16 Aug 2026
- Strongest evidence
- Certified
- Coverage
- Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Practical details and location
The practical details and the map point, 10.3871, -84.5979
The property’s own website
The property's own site: its name and its place are on the page
Safely managed drinking water, Costa Rica, 2024: The World Health Organization reports 81 per cent of the population nationally, 80 per cent in urban areas, 81 per cent in rural areas using a safely managed drinking water service. This describes the country, not this property, and says nothing about what reaches a guest room here. It is recorded because it is the background against which a property's own treatment is worth publishing.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 near San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica, 30 days to 2026-08-17: Modelled ambient air over this location averaged 4.9 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 and 8.4 of PM10 across the 720 hours to 2026-08-17, peaking at 18.3 PM2.5. The World Health Organization annual guideline for PM2.5 is 5. This is the outdoor air over the area, modelled rather than measured on site, and it is not a reading of the air inside any room.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Evidence by area
All eight areas, in the order this index reads them. Every line was read and placed by a person.
Air Ecology
One guest room, Casita Esplendor, is published as the only room at the lodge that is not air conditioned, ventilated instead through screen walls, with ceiling and floor fans available.
In their words: “It is our only room that is not air conditioned, allowing us to use screens that permit the flow of breezes, the wafts of perfume from ylang ylang trees, and the myriad sounds from the forest.”
The restaurant is published as an open-air dining area beside the swimming pool, with no enclosed dining room described.
In their words: “Come join us for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in our open-air dining area next to our beautiful swimming pool.”
Read it: Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best Archived copy
Water Integrity
The swimming pool is published as ozonated and the jacuzzi as solar heated, naming ozonation as the pool sanitation method.
In their words: “The lodge offers many different accommodation options, full service restaurant, a small gift shop, on- and off- site tours, Wi-Fi, an ozonated pool, miles of trails, a yoga pavilion, a bird-watching platform, bamboo tower, and a solar-heated jacuzzi.”
The lodge publishes that drinking water reaches guests from the tap and that it does not sell bottled water, without naming a source, treatment train or test panel.
In their words: “The water from the tap is potable.”
The jacuzzi is published as fed from a spring and heated by solar, with no treatment step named.
In their words: “Our retreat center also features a spring-fed and solar-heated jacuzzi and a spa staffed by a professional masseuse trained in many therapeutic modalities.”
The jacuzzi is separately published as chlorine free, an absence of a sanitiser rather than a named sanitation method.
In their words: “We offer gorgeous yet cozy accommodations, on and off farm tours, a rejuvenating spa, a spacious solar-powered and chlorine-free jacuzzi, and a nourishing farm-to-table restaurant featuring organic fruits, dairy, and produce from our farm.”
Light Rhythm
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
EMF Harmony
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
Materials and Textiles
The bamboo used for the lodge's reception building is published as cured by the Boucherie process, with the three preservative constituents named.
In their words: “Brian cured it using the Boucherie process, which saturates the culms with a mixture of camphor, borax, and boric acid.”
The Casa de Barro guest room is published as an adobe earth-bag structure built from clay taken from the property's own farm.
In their words: “Casa de Barro is an adobe "earth-bag"house made from the deep red clay found on our farm.”
Bamboo lights, desks and bedframes in many guest rooms are attributed to a named maker, the bamboo craftsman Brian Erickson.
In their words: “As you will in many of our guest rooms, where Brian's lights, desks, and bedframes will enrich your stay.”
The Dome Suite bed and coffee cabinet are published as black and blonde bamboo, handmade rather than manufactured.
In their words: “From its luxurious black bamboo king size bed to its blonde bamboo coffee cabinet, every detail of our Dome was handmade by master artisans to give you a unique experience of the rainforest.”
Food and Kitchen
The farm's biodynamic certification by the Demeter Association was announced in the then owner New Chapter's own release, dated May 2006, which names the certifier but publishes no certificate number or audit result.
In their words: “Luna Nueva, Costa Rican headquarters of New Chapter, Inc., has received official Biodynamic(R) certification by the Demeter Association, the international accreditation agency for Biodynamic Agriculture.”
Read it: New Chapter's Costa Rican Organic Spice Farm Now Certified Biodynamic(R) by Demeter Archived copy
The agroforestry consultancy that manages the farm records, in a 2021 case study, that the farm held organic and Demeter biodynamic certification and grew ginger and turmeric for export.
In their words: “FLN was one of the first certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic farms in Central America, focused primarily on growing ginger and turmeric for export to the United States of America.”
Read it: Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study Archived copy
The kitchen is published as supplied with greens, vegetables, tubers, fruits, herbs and dairy from the property's own syntropic farm.
In their words: “Our kitchen prepares delicious and healthy foods with the organic greens, vegetables, tubers, fruits, herbs, and dairy from our syntropic farm.”
Read it: Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best Archived copy
The crops grown on the farm are named individually: cacao, vanilla, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.
In their words: “Today, Finca Luna Nueva grows cacao, vanilla, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and more than 300 other tropical fruits, spices, and medicinal plants.”
Read it: What Regenerative Tourism Really Means Archived copy
The consultancy's case study records the cacao varieties planted in the one hectare syntropic orchard on the farm: Buffalo 1, UF 613, UF 653, ICS 95 and R6.
In their words: “500 cacao trees of the following varieties: Buffalo 1, UF 613, UF 653, ICS 95, R6”
Read it: Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study Archived copy
The same case study records that the orchard was designed in part to grow food for the lodge's kitchen, alongside export crops.
In their words: “The more specific goals of the farm were to grow food for the lodge's kitchen, while developing a few export grade cash crops (turmeric, cacao, ojoche) over all time scales.”
Read it: Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study Archived copy
The dairy served at breakfast is published as coming from the property's own herd, managed on pastures described as free of synthetic inputs.
In their words: “It maintains a holistically managed dairy herd on pastures free of synthetic inputs.”
Read it: What Regenerative Tourism Really Means Archived copy
Ingredients not grown on the farm are published as sourced from small scale farms in the area rather than distributors, with no supplier named.
In their words: “We are committed to source most of our ingredients directly from small scale farms around the area, rather than through big distribution companies.”
Read it: Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best Archived copy
The route from farm to restaurant is published as passing through a single named role, the Farm to Table Manager, who allocates the harvest.
In their words: “All of the produce from our farm goes directly to Ariel's Kitchen where he designates what goes to our restaurant and what stays in his kitchen to be processed for our gift shop or tours.”
Read it: Latest Finca Luna Nueva Updates (July 2023) Archived copy
Biophilic and Healing Design
The Casita Esplendor guest room is published with its architect named, Rolf Ruge, and with a stated design intent of opening the room to the forest through screen walls that swing open.
In their words: “The famed Costa Rican architect Rolf Ruge designed this bamboo guesthouse to be open to the energy of the rainforest, with screen walls that literally swing open to a view of the forest.”
The bamboo furnishings of that room are attributed to a named bamboo craftsman, Brian Erickson, alongside the bamboo structure itself.
In their words: “Complementing the bamboo construction are furnishings also created from bamboo, and we're thrilled that the great bamboo craftsman Brian Erickson once again worked his bamboo magic for us.”
The Casa de Barro guest room's materials are published as chosen so the building reads as continuous with the land, a stated design intent rather than an incidental finish.
In their words: “The spacious circular structure was handmade by our farm team with local participation, and the building materials make it feel like this house is a natural extension of the land.”
The Dome Suite bathroom is published as opening fully to the surrounding rainforest from the bedroom through an arched connection.
In their words: “The bedroom opens to an arched connection to a separate domed bathroom, where the shower opens fully to the glories of the rainforest.”
The shared yoga pavilion is published as a bamboo structure with a hardwood floor set within the surrounding forest, with no species, supplier or grade named.
In their words: “Our bamboo yoga pavilion features a beautiful hardwood floor and is set in the lush rainforest.”
Sound and Sensory Ecology
The Casa Luna room page discloses that the wooden building may transmit noise between rooms and lists three responses: insulation in the walls, floor carpeting and a white sound machine in every room, with no product, grade or measured level published.
In their words: “We have placed noise insulation in the walls, floor carpeting and every room has a white sound machine.”
Certifications
Demeter Biodynamic certification, issued by Demeter Association
Awarded: Not stated. Valid until: Not stated.
Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST), issued by Instituto Costarricense de Turismo
Awarded: Not stated. Valid until: Not stated.
Slow Food, issued by Slow Food
Awarded: Not stated. Valid until: Not stated.
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