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Jicaro Island Eco-Lodge
When London-based Karen Emmanuel visited Nicaragua’s Lake Managua Las Isletas in the early 2000s, she had just left the country’s first eco-lodge, Morgan’s Rock. As Emmanuel was guided through the majestic, lily pad–covered lake and around this stunning archipelago of 365 islands, she was still thinking about the game-changing mission and style of Morgan’s Rock. Upon seeing an uninhabited one-acre island, she had a vision for Jicaro Island: a sustainable, eco-friendly service-focused lodge with an emphasis on nature but with the constant theme of luxury.
Designed by fellow Brit (but a resident of Nicaragua for 12 years now) Matthew Falkiner, the casitas and public buildings were created with nature in mind. All lumber is cedar and eucalyptus, provided by felled trees from 1998’s Hurricane Felix and water is provided by the lake. The organic lines of the modern luxe nine casitas blend into the forests of trees that protect the island. Indeed, the entire island feels as though it sprung up from the lake, fully-formed. There isn’t an ounce of concrete or material that seems unnatural, and only when the...
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