We are a small remotely located Lodge off the beaten path, off the electric grid with access by water only. We are very eco, and offer all inclusive weekly holidays for fishing, snorkelling, kayaking, hiking or just plain relaxing. With twenty two acres plus of grounds and the cabanas situated out over the water it is truly a paradise. Beautiful hand carved, legally obtained, Honduras Mahogany doors and hardwood floors in native rosewood  we are a tribute to local craftsmanship and it was all built on site. The restaurant features an over the water venue and serves local and American cuisine with an emphasis on sea food.

Port Royal, home of Henry Morgan and many other famous pirates is on the south side of Roatan’s East end.

Depending on weather conditions we average about 80% renewable energy. We have two 1000 watt wind generators and 54 solar panels generating almost 5000 watts

At Mango Creek, our guest get to visit our solar and wind generating area. They get to help in limiting water use by reusing towels and bedding. They use the composting toilets and get to see our many conservation efforts first hand. Many of our guests do local volunteer work at clinics and schools.

We have an extensive garden for both flowers and food. We have a large composting area and of course the wastes from the composting toilets are used for flowering plants not food plants. We have also made a large pond that we keep clean and flowing for natural water storage.

We try and my management is instructed to always buy local where possible. Honduras is a third world country and buying local is not always possible but we at least try.

All of our soft drinks are purchased in returnable bottles. We try to encourage the use of our large water containers rather than plastic bottles. We have had college courses offered at MCL, last year Colorado College did a course. While here the students did a reef clean up, a conservation school trip, and volunteered at local projects.

We try to use only bio degradable products. 90% success at this time. We buy only laundry detergents containing no phosphates. We are appalled to see that the vast majority of the locals use local products (cheap !) that are in bar form and are full of phosphates. They claim that they work better and are cheaper….of course they are…so we forbid their use at MCL, and we buy the soaps and detergents for use by our employees at MCL for their own needs.

Our water is from an underground spring which reaches the surface on our property , then is a flowing creek that is then held in a pond then let go into the sea. Above the pond is a well where the water is taken and pumped by solar power to two large cisterns 20,000 and 15000 gallons. The water is treated there with small amounts of chlorine. The height of the cisterns provides the pressure to the rooms.

Water from the well is tested monthly and has always been way above average and very safe for drinking. We have a chlorine system just to be sure. Waste in the cabanas is covered by our SunMar composting Toilets. The main lodge has a grey water and a black water in ground septic tank. The restaurant and employee dormitory each have a properly engineered septic bed.

We have one of the most beautiful gardens on Roatan with I believe 22 different species of Hibiscus alone. We grow a lot of our own fruit and vegetables. Guests are encouraged to walk the grounds and learn what all these plants are and their use. We do not allow any hunting on the property, and we have an informal conch preserve. They are not contained  and are free to move , or even leave, but we actively protect them and try to educate the locals about their threatened status. We also have placed “lobster condos” near the mangroves to provide more shelter for them.

Awareness. Before MCL our area of the Island was totally ignorant of conservation, our many programs and charity to the locals have put us in a position of trust allowing us to be the teachers. With the help of our staff and local government there has been great improvement in this area.We were instrumental in stopping the illegal netting of fish in our end of the island.

We are in the early stages of an eco education programs to local public schools. We have two classes that we are teaching with our guests encouraged to participate. “ Leroy the lobster” and “Shelly the Conch” both courses describe the life cycle of these animals and the necessity for conservation. Our assistant manager will be doing even more in the future.

We have an extensive library and have too many to name. Our web site has much information on the local flora and fauna found in our area.

We are involved in Fly Fishing and therefore are always in the areas of most concern, so we see what is happening. The fishing is all catch and release. Enforcing an area of total conservation on our property 22 Acres allows us to protect Iguanas, Agouti, and sea animals from being taken. By working with the local government we hope to have a large area near the lodge declared a Marine Park, which will ensure conservation in a much larger area.

This is an area where we need to improve. Our Assistant Manager is working at this time on a feed back report. At present we report on our website the steps we are taking and the success of our many programs.

Our Lodge was built with the idea of helping the locals. We are the largest employer in our area of the Island. We sponsor two children in school and have had others at many times. We have hired many of the people who have been affected by the conservation measures. We supply water to our local community during times of dry weather. We have been active in trying to gain awareness of the history of the area.

We feel that we are doing all we can at this time,  Our guests still must arrive by jet aircraft to Roatan. We do use the fuel efficient , lesser polluting four stroke engines, only 40 hp., outboards on our fishing skiffs.

When operating a business in a developing country, one is hampered by local politics, lack of enforcement of any conservation laws that are in place, and reluctance of politicians and locals to report violations and fine violators. Any fines assessed don’t generally make it to the proper use. Currently we have an honest and hardworking mayor and are making some progress at this time.