Buckets of Love | Escamequita 2022

Goal 250 bucketsFill Date: December 23, 2022Delivery Date: December 24, 2022Christmas is about community.  Here in our community of Escamequita, we have a sharing tradition - we call Buckets of Love. We provide household essentials to our neighbors so they could...

Is Escamequita in the Blue Zone?

Saddle up a horse and ride along the trail through our town of Escamequita in Nicaragua (a 'blue zone') and you’ll find handmade houses, food growing in the yard and residents twice as likely as Americans to reach a healthy age of 90. Is it something in the...

Big Sky Ranch update on Google Earth

Big Sky Ranch now on Google Earth CLICK HERE   We often use Google Earth of showcase the location of Big Sky Ranch and today when checking saw that the satellite image was updated. The new image includes our completed homes and some that are under currently...

Elvis. Love me Tender

Elvis & Claudia   Claudia, all things horse at Big Sky Ranch, was overheard saying  “I know you are not supposed to have favorites. But I do”  “So why do I love Elvis? Like a river flows surely to the sea,  Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be So...

Polo Anyone?

Extenuating circumstances provided unexpected opportunities. Polo player and horse trainer from Argentina, Alex Bazan, was in town and missing saddle time. Of course we obliged and learned alot about Polo along the way.

Upcycling at the Big Sky Stables

  The Nicaraguans are known for their ability to repurpose things or fix anything with duct tape and bailing twine. It has inspired us to be more creative in our efforts to build and fit out our equestrian operation. With over 1.7 km of fencing for the...

Build Report + Views for Days

The first two months and change of 2018 has been a whirlwind of activity up at sites 23 and 20. Take a look at the progress through the pictures below - it's just a few more weeks until these first of many amazing Big Sky modern ranch estates are completed and...

BTS – Big Sky Is Buzzing With First Container Arrival

The day has arrived. Receiving a package in the mail is pretty exciting, right? Take that excitement, multiply it by 100, and you'll be near our elation down here in Nicaragua. As consumers, we are used to ordering something one day and getting it the next. We had...