Meredith's life as a Mariposa volunteer!
On Monday and Wednesday mornings I trek up the dirt hill from the Mariposa to the finca. I turn left at the road with red flowers and Fanny’s Pulperia,…
On Monday and Wednesday mornings I trek up the dirt hill from the Mariposa to the finca. I turn left at the road with red flowers and Fanny’s Pulperia,…
Our new study centre is a pretty amazing place. It is built on a piece of land about 10 minutes from the original Mariposa, up on the ridge behind…
Before the Mariposa had even opened its doors to Spanish students and eco-hotel guests, we started taking in stray and unwanted animals and providing them a happy and loving…
Thank you so much Jean, Rosemary and Linda for a lovely evening drinking wine gazing at this view over the new land with…
Our new group study centre is really coming along fast. The eating and meeting area which is built out of straw bales is absolutely amazing. There will several arch…
This will be a great place to take Spanish classes, study the history of Nicaragua or undertake voluntary work in one of the nearby Mariposa supported projects. Great photo…
Written by Laura, La Mariposa Intern This project began with two objectives for the families in Santiago: 1. Improve the nutritional health and diet of the participants and 2….
Wonderful discovery on our study centre building site where the foundations for the dining area are going – its an indigenous burial urn. People were buried twice as their…
This weekend saw the beginings of the construction on the new land. The idea is to create a centre for groups to come and study, both Nicaraguans and students…
The Reading Corner and the daycare in Santiago are going through a lot of changes at the moment. Last week, a team of workers including 3 local Nicaraguan guys,…
Learn Spanish at La Mariposa in beautiful Nicaragua.