Thursday 1 April 2010

Isla Palenque, style over substance

Isla Palenque is a new resort opening in Panama. The main concept behind the resort is that it is environmentally sustainability. From the hand drawings that appear on the website it does really look beautiful.

However, while the site is rich in style, it lacks substance. There are no actual details of how the community will be sustainable, for example how will it get power and water to the houses, while not disturbing the rain forest? Disappointing to say the least.