by Eva Zelaya | Jul 20, 2026 | The Nekupe Difference
Across the industry, the same data point keeps surfacing: 87% of luxury travelers now say they prioritize authentic cultural experience over conventional opulence. They’re not chasing the destination everyone already knows how to describe. They’re chasing...
by Eva Zelaya | Jul 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a version of Nekupe you only meet from the saddle. Not the version from the lodge terrace, or the one framed through a vehicle’s window, the version where the trail narrows, the dry-forest canopy opens up overhead, and the only sound is hoofbeats...
by Eva Zelaya | Jul 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you asked our founders why Nekupe is called a “private reserve” instead of a resort, and it’s not a branding choice. It’s the point. A resort is built for guests first, land second. A reserve reverses that order. The land was here first,...
by Eva Zelaya | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most properties that call themselves a “nature reserve” mean the land was left alone. Nekupe’s land wasn’t left alone. It was rebuilt. What the property actually started as Before Nekupe existed, this stretch of Nicaragua’s Pacific...
by Eva Zelaya | Jul 5, 2026 | Design & Architecture, Nekupe Experiences
Most spas are judged by what’s on the treatment menu. At Nekupe, the more telling detail is what happened before any guest ever booked a treatment. Nekupe Spas sits open-air, built into the reserve rather than added onto it: a salt room, a steam room,...
