A Visitor’s Story

My name is David and I am from Canada. Nicaragua has been of interest to me as a possible path for a residency option since I first visited this country 6 years ago. I was impressed by the beauty of the country and most importantly the friendliness of the people back then and that has not changed since my current visit here. I am particularly interested in the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. I love it’s rugged wildness !!

Fast forward to July 2022 when I came here to study Spanish for 3 weeks.

A friend sent me a link to the Vida Verde project and I became very interested in checking out this amazing opportunity. I am very much a “boots on the ground” kinda guy so I reached out to the team at Vida Verde to ask if I could arrange for a visit to the teak & avocado farm.

Andrea was quick to respond and said she would gladly set up a visit.

And so I rented a car and set off for Norte Nicaragua. All of the main highways in Nicaragua are in very good condition…the best roads in Central America they say. I witnessed many new roads that have been recently built. Although travel can be somewhat slow at times due to the terrain and the occasional farmer and his ox cart it was a smooth drive up to the turn off to the road (NN-265) to Potosi & El Rosario. There is a brand new road being built to Potosi…the majority of it has been completed and the plan is to complete the remaining 12K to El Rosario within the next year. Always a good sign when you witness new infrastructure being built. Good for the local economy but I also realized it would definitely have an impact on land prices.

The following day Hans (the botanist who is overseeing the project) and his lovely wife drove up from Managua. They picked me up at my hotel and we headed off to Vida Verde.

The teak and avocado farm was amazing and I was surprised to learn that most of the teak trees were only 1.5 years old. How fast things grow down here !

As a carpenter who has built with teak I really appreciate it’s beauty and…I love anything avocado.

Hans explained the lot sizes to me and showed the land that was set aside for building homes.

I met the local farmer who is on the farm every day attending to the needs of the plants.

The land is in a unique location, right on the coast with views of El Salvador and Honduras across the Gulf of Fonseca.

Volcan Cosiguina is a dormant volcano which is right nearby and the following day I made the hour long hike up the volcano and enjoyed the spectacular vistas.

This project, the location, the country of Nicaragua are of great interest to me.

Saludos!