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La Mariposa has students and reservations – We have been busy with students at the Mariposa Spanish School and Eco Hotel. First a family of 5, including Cheyanne, 3 years…
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Colonial Cities : A Trip to Granada (La Mariposa Adventures)
Written by Hannah Chinn, La Mariposa Intern Less than an hour away from La Mariposa stands Granada, the oldest colonial city in Nicaragua. Rich with history and filled with…
Beach Day! A Trip to La Boquita (La Mariposa Adventures)
Written by Hannah Chinn, La Mariposa Intern La Boquita Beach, a little less than half an hour away from the pueblo (town) of Diriamba (which in turn is only about twenty…
Volunteer Perspective: A Week At La Mariposa
Written by Nick Heise, La Mariposa Volunteer The community of San Juan in Nicaragua generally moves pretty slowly, but fortunately as a student at La Mariposa I am never…
Hurry, we're going to Mombacho! (La Mariposa Adventures)
Written by Hannah Chinn, La Mariposa Intern Just south of Granada, you can find the Mombacho Volcano Nature Reserve — one of the weekend trips that we offer (there…
Trips out and other things to do……
Mariposa students who opt for our activities package are hard put to find a better way to appreciate the diversity, beauty and interest that Nicaragua offers – both…
Learning to live with emphysema, drought and one more big project…..
I chose to ignore the diagnosis of mild emphysema. It was not denial – I like to think – rather a conscious, and unregretted, decision to live life as…
La Mariposa Sustainable Tourism
La Mariposa is embarking on a whole new set of projects, working closely with several very poor rural communities, with the focus of sustainable tourism benefiting directly those communities…
Earth Day at La Mariposa by Wylie (intern)
Piles of children hang onto the back of La Mariposa pickup truck. A jabbering gang of fifth graders from the Barrio Panama primary school have just helped me…
ECO TOURISM or How a walk in the countryside and a beach holiday became transformed into a new direction (yet another one!) for La Mariposa…..
To my eternal shame it has taken me 7 years to discover that the Masaya Volcano is not just a massive lava filled crater but also an amazing national…
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