LIFESTYLE AUTHOR
Monica Hand
PHOTOGRAPHY
Courtesy of Alex Hopes
ECO-HOME AWAY FROM HOME n Zilker Bark founder opens Eco-Retreat in Santa Fe—here’s what you need to know about this sustainable destination.
SEPTEMBER 2020
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he idea for Casa Chicoma all started with a trip to Columbia in early 2019. Although it had been in the works for quite some time, evolving in the back of their minds, it was there in Columbia that Michele Abbaticchio and Alex Hopes found the spark of inspiration that brought the idea of opening a hostel-style Airbnb fully to life. “I stayed at my first hostel
