What the heck is a cloud forest?! Sounds like something straight off of Lord of the Rings doesn’t it? A mythical place where trees talk and ferries roam? Nicaragua’s cloud forest ecosystems aren’t quite this cool but they’re pretty darn close. …
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Cool off with Our Favorite Cocktail
As a sustainable eco lodge, we’re all about sourcing local. We eat local fruit, hire local staff, decorate our casitas with local art. The list goes on! Nicaragua is a country full of tropical treasures and practically everything we need here …
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Your Taco Tuesday Survival Guide
Here at Jicaro we love our tacos. We love them so much, you might even say Taco Tuesday is our favourite day of the week! If you’ve visited Jicaro and experienced the magic of our chef’s chicken, fish, or shrimp …
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All the Cool Ecolodges are Doing It: How Jicaro Keeps Cool without A/C
“No air conditioning? In Nicaragua? Won’t we melt?!” Is something we hear a lot of from first time guests booking a stay at Jicaro. Luckily, their fears of melting in their sleep are qualmed the moment they step foot into …
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Paddle Board Yoga is the New Yoga
Located on a secluded island surrounded by the temperate waters of Lake Nicaragua, Jicaro is the perfect place to try your hand at all sorts of water sports. If you’ve perfected paddleboarding and want to try you hand at something …
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Sustainable Tourism at Jicaro Island.
Jicaro Ecolodge is more than a luxury resort. Even though we are very proud of our level of service and our property what we are most proud about is our effort to be a positive force in the community. We …
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Yoga at Jicaro Island Eco Lodge, Nicaragua
If there is one thing we are crazy about at Jicaro that thing is Yoga. There are many types of Yoga but we concentrate on three different ones, each with its own particularities: Bikram Yoga Bikram Yoga is a system …
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Where can I go from Jicaro?
Jicaro Eco Lodge can be a handful of fun on its own and you might need a few days just to take it all in. However, if you are looking to make Jicaro an important part of a larger vacation …
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Stand Up Straight! and Paddle ;)
One of the most up and coming sports in the world has to be stand up paddling. The sport has grown exponentially in the last few years and today there is even a world championship held every year around the …
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Birding tips for Beginners
Among the many activities and tours you can take part at Jicaro one of our most popular is the birding tour. Every year more and more people take this activity as a dear pass time and they travel to locations …
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