Other Victims of Zika
Restaurants and hotels in Granada are empty, the Masaya market weirdly deserted, even the popular Laguna de Apoyo is suffering. And, together with the rest of tourism in Nicaragua,…
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Nature Reserve, Cañada Honda, Update
Some good news and some not so good! At the beginning of June the heavy rains started to come in – excellent for all of the tree cuttings and…
BIODIVERSITY AND LA MARIPOSA
How much do we understand about the importance of biodiversity? The answer, it seems, is very little. We cannot plant a bunch of mango trees and call it a…
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…
Volunteer with the birds and bees – organic gardening in Nicaragua
La Mariposa has possibly the most varied range of volunteer projects anywhere in Central America! Children’s reading projects, working with disabled children, including helping with hydro and equino therapy…
Trees of Life – Combating deforestation
Yesterday I went out to Cañada Honda to see how our tree planting is going. Half of the Mariposa staff were out there – some lugging around what appear to…
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…
Bird Watching in Nicaragua and more – trees, butterflies, long legged guinea pigs…..at La Mariposa
Bird Watching at La Mariposa It seems our efforts over the past few years to protect and enhance our environment are beginning to show results! We have worked hard…
Happy Xmas and an activist New Year from La Mariposa and Paulette
Dear all A brief note to wish all of our students and supporters a Happy Xmas and a Great New year. And to give an update on where la…
Nicaraguan Canal….connections and questions by Paulette Goudge
Homosapiens is the only species to be progressively destroying its home, the planet, not only through climate change, pollution, deforestation, poisoning our oceans and soils but also through our…
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