Playa Viva
Sustainable Resort & Residence Community
1 (800) 397-6093 US
+1 (650) 585 6770 US
+52 1 (742) 112 3000 MEX
info@playaviva.com
Location:
Carretera Zihuatanejo-Acapulco
Playa Icacos
40834 Juluchuca, GRO
Mexico
US Business Office:
20 Melrose Court
San Mateo, CA 94402
USA
1.800.397.6093
"When David and Sandra told me about Playa Viva, I knew that it was going to be a dream come true, they have the best record for building to the highest standard of sustainability."
Robert
Miller-McCune: Smart Journalism, Real Solutions
August 11, 2010
Artists of Restoration at Playa Viva
In the spirit of lighting a single candle rather than cursing the darkness, the innkeepers at Playa Viva are shining a light on ‘regenerative design.’
By Kristian Beadle
Location: Watching a tropical storm from inside a palapa in Playa Viva, just south of Ixtapa, in the state of Guerrero. I marvel at how the woven palm fronds that make up the roof keeps such vast quantities of rainwater out.
Conditions: Cool and windy, with occasional rain squalls. The ocean is a turbulent mess, the landscape swaying with the wind, even the mountains seem to move as the clouds roll around them. By afternoon, the sun burst into view, the wind died down and everything relaxed.
Discussion: I’m not much of a bird-watcher, but the colorful ducks at Yarumi lagoon made me stop.
“This used to be filled with invasive grasses. After we dredged and restored waterflow, the shrimp returned, which attracted the ducks " and many other birds,” Odin Ruz, head of permaculture at Playa Viva, told me. Although it sounds like a restoration project, this is a private hotel. “One of our business goals was to increase biodiversity,” said David Leventhal, the resort’s owner. “We wanted to enhance our guests’ experience besides just doing the right thing.”
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The Art of Restoration at Playa Viva
August 11, 2010
Artists of Restoration at Playa Viva
In the spirit of lighting a single candle rather than cursing the darkness, the innkeepers at Playa Viva are shining a light on ‘regenerative design.’
By Kristian Beadle
Location: Watching a tropical storm from inside a palapa in Playa Viva, just south of Ixtapa, in the state of Guerrero. I marvel at how the woven palm fronds that make up the roof keeps such vast quantities of rainwater out.
Conditions: Cool and windy, with occasional rain squalls. The ocean is a turbulent mess, the landscape swaying with the wind, even the mountains seem to move as the clouds roll around them. By afternoon, the sun burst into view, the wind died down and everything relaxed.
Discussion: I’m not much of a bird-watcher, but the colorful ducks at Yarumi lagoon made me stop.
“This used to be filled with invasive grasses. After we dredged and restored waterflow, the shrimp returned, which attracted the ducks " and many other birds,” Odin Ruz, head of permaculture at Playa Viva, told me. Although it sounds like a restoration project, this is a private hotel. “One of our business goals was to increase biodiversity,” said David Leventhal, the resort’s owner. “We wanted to enhance our guests’ experience besides just doing the right thing.”
Click here to read entire story
