La Prensa Article 6/19/2007
The following article was printed in the July 6th, 2007 edition of La Prensa.
Millions of Dollars for Tourism in Diria
Tiara Sanchez Vargas
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Within the project, it is planned to make a biological corridor that links to Mombacho Volcano.
In a meeting that took place at the Mirador of Diria, the group of investors of Laguna
Jeffrey Finch, President of the project, said that they are going to be reforesting the area for five years more, where they will plant a total amount of 100 thousand trees, investing more than 250 thousand dollars, creating employment for 100 people, "being the main objective to preserve the Flora and Fauna".
According to Finch, this eco-tourism project expects the reforestation as the main goal of reinforce the environment.
Ausberto Narvaez, Vice President of Laguna S.A., explained that the new hotel, called Los Congos, will be located on the shoreline of Laguna de Apoyo and an investment of 25 millions dollars, with 60 bedrooms, a spa and a club house.
"We are not against the environment" said Narvaez, pointing at the fact that they were doing the reforestation project in the area to keep a balance between the human being and the nature.
Chris Shanks, consultant and organic farmer, explained that they are planting fruit trees, because of this is the first class food for any living being.
The specialist said that when they finish planting the 100 medlar trees on the shoreline of the Laguna, they will start planting fruit production trees like citric, mangos, soursop, among others, since the idea is that when the hotel starts working, there will be a lot of people coming and they will have enough food for their clients.
Bringing fruits in from outside the environmental impact is much bigger because of we would be using up fuel, explained Shanks, pointing that if they grow themselves the fruits, the cost and the environmental damage is going to be much less. In case of the greens, according to the specialist, they have not started to plant but they will do it in a future.
Shanks said that they started planting the trees on the shoreline because, previously the people from this area had grown corn and beans in a slope area and that is why there is no vegetation.
Besides, they expect to plant Vetiver grass from





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