by Eva Zelaya | Aug 10, 2026 | Design & Architecture, The Nekupe Difference
There was a time when a luxury wellness offering meant a treatment list: facials, massages, a menu of add-ons priced by the hour. That model isn’t disappearing, but for a growing number of travelers, it’s no longer the point. The most sought-after form of...
by Eva Zelaya | Aug 10, 2026 | Design & Architecture, Nature & Wildlife
For years, “sustainable” was the word luxury travel reached for. Solar panels, reduced water usage, a farm-to-table menu: worthy commitments, but ones that mostly describe not making things worse. Increasingly, that’s no longer where the most...
by Eva Zelaya | Aug 7, 2026 | Design & Architecture, Nekupe Experiences, The Nekupe Difference
Quick answer: Nekupe is a private, 2,400+ acre nature reserve in Nicaragua’s Pacific countryside; not a resort in the traditional sense. It pairs an intimate, ultra-low guest-to-staff ratio with a reforested private ecosystem, meaning travelers get five-star...
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,...
by Eva Zelaya | Jun 14, 2026 | Design & Architecture, The Nekupe Difference
Most luxury properties start with a drawing. A floor plan goes up first. A site is chosen to fit it. The land adapts to the architecture. At Nekupe, it happened the other way around. Before a single line was drawn for what would become Nekupe, the architect packed a...
