Proyecto Ecológico

The School

At km 37.5 between Masaya and Granada lies the turnoff for Laguna de Apoyo. An 8 km drive over dirt roads, through agricultural zones and forest, brings you to the school and one of the most beautiful spots in Central America. Here, a community of approximately sixty "campesino" families reside and struggle to survive through economic hard times.

Hidden along the shoreline of the spectacular freshwater preserve, "Proyecto Ecológico" offers students intensive instruction in the Spanish language while facilitating the exploration of Nicaragua’s ecological and cultural surroundings. In accordance with the nature of our nonprofit organization, your stay with us provides scholarships and grants for educational, ecological, and employment projects within the local community of Laguna de Apoyo as well as in local universities.

The crater, a nationally designated protected area, is especially noted for the biodiversity encountered there. Nature lovers can take wlaks through the high-quality dry tropical forest near the school. The school grounds alone make for excellent birdwatching: the turquoise-browed motmot, montezuma oropendola, collared aracari, and the black-headed trogon can be seen often in the trees overhead. Iguanas, white-sided squirrels, kinkajous, and many of Nicaragua’s 65 species of bats can be seen on the premises. Howler monkeys can be heard from the deeper forest nearby.