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Ecological |
Going Green...Rancho Cecilia is an Eco-friendly destination in San Juan del Sur. We have built with as minimal disruption to the environment as possible. Our closest neighbors, the howler monkeys thank us for this as do the other woodland creatures that still call Rancho Cecilia home. |
Rancho Cecilia is "off the grid". We are not hooked to conventional electricity. Our electrical needs are supplied through our solar panels, wind generator and battery banks, we also have a backup gas generator and a generator for pumping water from our well to our water tanks. When there is a power outage we still have electricity! |
We make it easy for you to contribute to sustainable development by following some simple guidelines: |
Rancho Cecilia has organic vegetable gardens and fruit trees on the property. Please ask what is currently "in season" and we will be glad to share from our gardens! |
Energy: Use as little electricity as possible. Our solar panels, wind generator and battery banks are sufficient to supply our houses with lights and fans. Just remember when not in a room, TURN OFF the lights and ceiling fans! Use only what light is necessary, remember that keeping light usage to a minimum will decrease the night insects trying to penetrate the screens and will incease your chances of seeing the night wildlife. Always turn off ALL lights and fans when leaving the house. |
Water Conservation: Don't waste water, it is a precious resource. Nicaragua is a tropical dry forest, meaning we have a wet season and a dry season. We get rain showers almost daily in the wet season but in the dry season we have almost six months without any rain! Also filling our water tanks uses energy which we also try to conserve. Note, We do not wash linens daily but please ask when you need them cleaned! |
We thank you for helping us live in harmony with nature! |
Trash Reduction and Recycling: Here at Rancho Cecilia we do our best to create as little garbage as possible to send to the landfill. We use plastic, reusable containers for food storage. We encourage re-using small water bottles to refill from the large water dispensers. We have recycle containers for aluminum cans and plastic bottles. And, we even have mulch pits for recycling vegetable waste. |
Waste Management: Rancho Cecilia has septic tanks for each of our houses. These are an anaerobic bacterium septic system. Microorganisms clean the water you dirty before returning it to the soil. Therefore, DO NOT PUT ANY PAPER OR PLASTIC IN THE TOILETS! Please use the waste can in the bathrooms for ALL paper! |