In the spirit of Insider Secrets, we check in on a few of our favorite retreats.
A true hideaway offers exactly what its name implies: the rare opportunity to secret oneself away from anything and—if desired—everything. At ’s new (nekupe.com), travelers need not make much of an effort to disappear. The resort, which opened in November on a lush, mountainous 1,800-acre private nature reserve, offers guests total seclusion, with just eight suites and villas sheltered by thickets of bromeliads, cacti, and fragrant sacuanjoche. Visitors can explore the grounds via ATV, zipping from the Nekupe Spa (opening in August) and swimming pool to the shooting range and stables—and rarely, if ever, encountering other guests. Or they can stay put, sipping macuás and dining on neo-Nicaraguan cuisine in the privacy of their spacious suite or villa.
After recently stepping down as head of ProNicaragua, Javier Chamorro provides us with exclusive insight into the inner workings of Central American IPAs and the strategies they should be forming to attract more investment.
Compared to large Nearshore locations like Canada and Mexico, Central American countries are low on the favorability scale for new ITO and BPO investment.
This is in large part down to how investment promotion agencies (IPAs) present their countries as safe, secure, and lucrative places to invest, or don’t, as the case may be.
Recently stepping down as the head of ProNicaragua, Javier Chamorro has been in the perfect position to see what works and what doesn’t, and how IPAs should be stepping up their game to attract more BPO and ITO investment.
