Welcome to Southern Dream

Welcome to Southern Dream!  Over the past 25 years we’ve traveled all over the world as a couple and then with our two children.  Through all this time we never found a vacation spot so compelling that we wanted to go back – until we found the Emerald Coast of Nicaragua.  We started coming to Nicaragua 3 years ago and fell in love with this area, the people and of course the beaches and the waves.  We are now thrilled to have our own home here to enjoy with friends and family and hope you will come for a visit and enjoy your time here as much as we do.  We can’t think of a more beautiful spot and a more welcoming community - we love being here right in front of the amazing waves of Panga Drops, watching the sunsets from our deck, playing golf at the uncrowded 9 hole golf course, taking yoga classes down the beach with Kimi, hanging out at Pili’s and the Beach Club as well as being centrally located so it easy for us to experience a diverse group of activities and restaurants that are within the area and an easy drive of our house.

Travel to Nicaragua is emerging as a prime tourism destination with more travelers discovering the beaches and cities there each year.  Yet general information on the Emerald coast and Rivas area where we are located is still a bit sparse on the Internet.   We will try to remedy that with this blog by keeping you posted on news, information and activities inside the gates of Hacienda Iguana as well as in the surrounding area.  Check back for updates and feel free to let us know what you would like to hear more about.   

Thanks for stopping by.