Let's Explore: Cooking Class
written by Hannah Chinn, La Mariposa Intern On Monday afternoon, we have cooking class! We pile into the Mariposa van and drive to a spot on the outskirts of San…
written by Hannah Chinn, La Mariposa Intern On Monday afternoon, we have cooking class! We pile into the Mariposa van and drive to a spot on the outskirts of San…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SUSTAINABLE ADVENTURE WITH THE COMMUNITIES OF THE MASAYA VOLCANO La Mariposa has worked for several years with our neighboring indigenous communities – primarily the barrios of Panamá, Aguirre and…
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…