ENVIRONMENT

NICARAGUA IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND WE PLAN ON KEEPING IT THAT WAY.

OUR LAND WAS PREVIOUSLY BEING USED TO CULTIVATE SMALL AMOUNTS OF CORN AND STILL IS TODAY! WHATEVER WE DON'T COVER WITH OUR HOSTEL WILL BE KEPT EXACTLY AS IT IS. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR BUYING THIS LAND WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TO CUT DOWN ENTIRE SECTIONS OF BEAUTIFUL FOREST FOR OUR OWN BENEFIT. 

THE TYPE OF WEATHER AND NATURAL WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT AFFECT THE AREA WERE A MAJOR FACTOR IN HOW WE CHOSE TO BUILD THE HOSTEL. THE MATERIALS WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE FOR OUR HOSTEL BUILD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THEIR LONG LASTING QUALITIES AND DURABILITY. BEING CLOSE TO THE SEA AND SURROUNDED BY DRY AIR, WE OPTED FOR DURABILITY AND WEATHER RESISTANT MATERIALS AS THIS WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FURTHER MATERIALS WE NEED TO USE IN FUTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. THIS  WILL ALSO HELP KEEP BUDGETS ON TRACK AND KEEP COSTS TO A MINIMUM. 

WATER IS A BIG ISSUE IN NICARAGUA AND WE HAVE OPTED TO BUILD A WATER WELL ON OUR LAND. WE WILL ALSO HAVE 2 UNDERGROUND RAIN WATER COLLECTION TANKS. 

*THE WATER WELL IS A NECESSARY THING TO HAVE FOR OUR BUSINESS AS WE PLAN ON BEING OPEN YEARLY AND WATER IS A MUST FOR GUESTS TO HAVE AND ENJOY. IF WE RAISE ENOUGH MONEY, WE DO PLAN ON BUILDING A LOCAL WATER WELL FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. 

WE ALSO PLAN ON USING A "GREY WATER SYSTEM" TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE DRAW FROM THE WATER WELL. THIS WILL HELP KEEP OUR GARDENS AND PLANTS WELL NOURISHED AND FED. 

ELECTRICITY

WE HAVE OPTED TO CONNECT DIRECTLY INTO THE MAIN POWER GRID AS IT WAS VERY ACCESSIBLE, WAS MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND WAS THE BEST FOR OUR BUDGET

WE DO PLAN ON INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS OVER TIME AND FULLY SEE THE BENEFIT OF DOING SO BOTH FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF FUNDS RAISED, WE MAY INSTALL A FEW RIGHT AWAY. 

WE PLAN ON GROWING QUITE A BIT OF OUR OWN VEGETABLES AND WILL ALSO SOURCE MOST, OR ALL OF OUR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FROM ONE OF NICARAGUA'S ONLY ORGANIC FARMS JUST UP THE ROAD FROM OUR HOSTEL.

WE PLAN ON USING AS LITTLE PLASTIC AS POSSIBLE AND WILL ALWAYS FIND WAYS WE CAN RECYCLE TRASH AND REUSE DESTROYED OR BROKEN ITEMS.