Mariposa Community Environmental Education
The orange line encloses the new land (called Las Conchitas) just purchased by La Mariposa. It is very close (as the crow flies anyway!!) to the existing Mariposa….just follow…
The orange line encloses the new land (called Las Conchitas) just purchased by La Mariposa. It is very close (as the crow flies anyway!!) to the existing Mariposa….just follow…
Bosawas is an enormous, incredible nature reserve in Northern Nicaragua and home to many indigenous communities. They are all being destroyed, destroyed very fast. You need to know about…
A personal account by Paulette As someone completely new to the art of recognising which bird is which and understanding their “lifestyles”, I have just had the stunning realisation…
By Paulette The most recent fire/s started on the 10th April and burned for nearly 3 weeks. To begin with it affected the area around the Santiago crater which…
A Community Venture in Masaya Volcano National Park When Paulette offered Colin and I the opportunity to join her in visiting the community living within Masaya Volcano National Park,…
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Colin and I arrive at Masaya Volcano National Park three days after the forest fire to find the ground still smoking hot. Roughly 3 sq…
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…
Addition of the Literacy Campaign Blog I am pleased to announce that we are welcoming the addition of a new project here at La Mariposa! Patrick (intern) and I…
La Mariposa and Nicaragua Network YOUTH DELEGATION TO NICARAGUA January 2nd to 14th 2013 WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE? Social projects, economic development, protection of the environment –…
Every so often Ruth, the senior Mariposa intern who has been with us a year now, collects up any unspayed female dogs she can find and heads off to…