Yalbac Resort

We stayed Monday night at Victor Tut’s unfinished resort just outside Yalbac village. It’s on a hill within easy walking distance of the well site where our treatment system will be placed. The building is a pretty impressive poured concrete structure, with three stories embedded into the hilltop. The top floor is a big concrete slab bigger than a basketball court and covered with beautiful tile. There’s a kitchen at one end and a bar at the other end, and no walls with a railing all around. The hammocks suspended from the concrete beams were inviting and the views of the mist rising from the distant hills were spectacular. The thatched roof soared 30 feet overhead and created a wonderful jungle ambiance. All our rooms were on the floor below this community area, and none of this was finished and ready for “prime time”. We had the place to ourselves, except for Victor, his wife, and a handful of their staff. An interesting juxtaposition of wealth; the potential luxury of the resort, still in a raw and unfinished state; and a short walk away, the subsistence level living of Yalbac village. A country of contrasts.
Dan