Upside-down pyramids offer a jungle eco-retreat

Sitting among the canopy of a jungle forest near Yelapa, Mexico, these V-Houses by Heinz Legler are quite possibly an eco-adventurer’s paradise.

The treehouse-like structures are lofted 16 feet above the ground and open on all sides to offer panoramic views of the tropical surroundings. Although the rooms measure only 16 feet by 16 feet, a slanted ceiling and open walls make the treehouse seem larger — blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors.

And to top off this eco-dream of a jungle retreat, the V-Houses were designed with modular components, made with sustainable materials, and have incorporated solar panels, composting toilets, and a greywater system.

The Java Jive

This "Everything You Wanted to Know About Coffee, but Were Afraid to Ask" website combines two of the author's great passions: learning about the world (geography) and enjoying a hot, bitter beverage (coffee)!

Not only does it taste good, but coffee is an excellent jumping-off point for understanding natural resource conservation and exploitation, equity in international trade, the geographic displacement of environmental problems, and global patterns of colonization and post-colonial economic relationships.

A moment in time

Dutch artist Peter Jansen creates polyamide and bronze sculptures that look like a split second in time. They don’t actually move, but they look like they are in motion.

Perhaps appropriately, he started out as a physics student rather than as an artist.

Click on LINK at the end of the Neatorama article to see more of his sculptures.