Get a comfortable double bed in our dorm, wake up to howler monkeys, surf the best waves in Nicaragua, enjoy family style meals and bonfires in the evening. Reserve your spot at Maderas.

About Us

• Director Tyler Tibbs
  • Tyler has spent much of the last ten years in Central America. The last five six years he has resided in Nicaragua. The idea for The Parque Maderas Hotel, Beach Community and the Center for Art and Ecology was born while Tyler was living as an art student in Mexico, but has always been rooted in his upbringing. He grew up on a tree farm in the coastal mountains of Oregon where his mother and father, Tom and Julie shared with him the values of organic farming, craftmanship and sustainable living. Tyler is inspired by his twin sister Abby and brother Ashley, whoose drive and values have helped to mold him into what he is today. After gradulating highschool Tyler moved to Mexico where he studied ceramics at the Instituto Allende. Tyler then went to the University of New Hampshire where he graduated with a degree in Environmental and Resource Economics. While there he continued his study of ceramics and played on the Division I soccer team. Following he worked for various NGO's and found himself back in Oregon, working as an elemnetry school Spanish teacher. But it was always the coast of Central America that called him.
• Jeremy Killan
  • Jeremy has been in and out of Nicaragua chasing waves for the last seven years. After studying Hospitality Management in college he has traveled the world working in top hotels, restaurants and bars. From San Diego to Hawaii and now Nicaragua, he has always wanted to be by the ocean. He joins the project bringing energy and enthusiasm to continue the development and be part of the management team.
• Community Members
  • Tyler Tibbs
  • Jesse Erbel and Natalie Best
  • Ryan Burch
  • Jordan Family
  • Hilary and Arye Lipman