An ecological paradise in the abandoned village of Espingueira, Cape Verde (with videos)
The locality of Espingueira, in the North of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde, ever been completely in ruins. Today, however, she is a pit of sustainability, as a result of the investment of an Italian family who fell in love with the place."The Spinguera ecolodge came out of my father's dream, who fell in love with the island and saw something special in this abandoned village," explained the Italian Larissa Lazzari to green economy. "I was in love, hence the suggestion of reconstruct the ancient ruins instead of creating a new venture", explained the responsible.At the age of 36 years, Larissa is proud to say that spent almost a third of his life, 11 years in Cape Verde. And that's where it intends to build family and see their children grow, continuing his father's dream of reconciling the hospitality industry to sustainability.Today, tourists from various countries give a new life to abandoned village, several years ago, by Cape Verdeans, due to drought. "From 1967 to 1978 it didn't rain in Espingueira", explained the master builder Antonio Santos, project manager.The construction of Spinguera lasted four years and manpower came from the nearest village. "I was alone among 16 to 18 men," joked. "Little by little we did everything."The houses are made of stone and lime and has 12 rooms. Complete the ecolodge a reception, a restaurant, a bar and other facilities of the hotel. "Respect for the environment and for the people, culture and local architecture is our vocation."The hotel is powered by electricity generated locally, with the help of the wind and the Sun. The water comes from a hole but, as scarce resource, guests are invited to save her.See the episode 266 of the green economy, dedicated to morabeza Cape Verde.
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