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Surrounded by lively green gardens on Mexico\u2019s Riviera Maya, Hotel La Semilla set out to offer a more conscious form of hospitality. One of its key goals is to spread awareness about the importance of nature in our lives. To that aim, Angie Rodriguez and Alexis Sch\u00e4rer have launched an initiative called\u00a0\u00c1rboles La Semilla<\/a>, through which they plant trees to forge a deeper connection to nature and share their message. For this project, La Semilla has become a tree ambassador for\u00a0One Tree Planted<\/a>, a nonprofit organization focused on global reforestation. It\u2019s a fitting passion project for La Semilla, whose name means \u201cseed\u201d in Spanish. The owners have also developed a spiritual initiative called\u00a0Zemillas<\/a>, which aims to help guests develop self-knowledge for self-transformation and transform obstacles into opportunities. As Sch\u00e4rer says, \u201cHow could you be conscious about the external world if you are not connected first with your inner consciousness?\u201d The hotel does good work on the details, too: The breakfast menu is small, locally sourced, and mostly vegetarian. Instead of buying cut flowers, the team uses potted plants for decoration. And when the plants grow too large they are planted in the garden, which nicely illustrates Hotel La Semilla\u2019s dedication to circularity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n