More than a hotel or an environmental project, but a vision for the future. Reserva do Ibitipoca started with the goal of creating ecological corridors to extend the protected area around the Ibitipoca State Park. Ibitipoca State Park encompasses and protects about 1,700 hectares in Minas Gerais and is famous for its landscapes full of waterfalls, peaks, ridges, caves and natural pools. The Reserva’s mission was – and still is – the restoration of the natural habitat through native species reforestation and reintroduction of endangered animals that have vanished in our region. Almost 30 years later, after the acquisition of dozens of properties around the State Park, Reserva do Ibitipoca now has over 4,000 hectares of preserved area that embraces and protects the Ibitipoca State Park and stretches three Mineiro counties: Lima Duarte, Bias Fortes and Santa Rita do Ibitipoca. This area has been transformed in to a continuous stretch of Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered biomas in the world and a biodiversity hotspot. The  reserve opened to tourism in 2008 to stimulate the local economy and preserve cultural stories and traditions, thus creating a project that encompenses the three pillars of sustainability.