Focused not only on preservation but also education, Islas Secas is a conservation project with a luxury resort attached
When the American hedge funder and philanthropist Louis Bacon — owner of Panama’s 14-island private archipelago Islas Secas — was hunting for the perfect location for his own home on the islands, he had two non-negotiables: that it face due west so the sun set over the Pacific directly in front of the property, and that he could hear the waves crash while he brushed his teeth.
Once finished — a spectacular indoor-outdoor structure of soaring ceilings, huge windows and mammoth eucalyptus beams designed by US architects Hart Howerton, with interiors by Studio Tre — and both criteria fulfilled, Bacon realized the potential of his airy, clifftop Casa Cavada. Lovingly built and luxuriously furnished as a home, it is now available to rent.
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