executive summary by darmansjah
HACIENDA SANTA ROSA This meticulously restored family-owned plantation house is located 44 miles south of the colonial city of Meridaon the Yucatan Peninsula. Santa Rosa combines environmental stewardship with community projects such as directly supporting small-business development for local Maya women. Guests can spend time with village artisans; savor Maya recipes like chicken pibil, handed down through generations; swim in hidden cenotes; and sniff around an on-site botanic garden. In a nod to the hacienda’s former life as a center for the production of sisal, hand-woven hammocks encourage a long afternoon siesta. 11rooms; from $240.