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Newsletter – October 16, 2024
Colorado Stargazing Resort ‘Kosmos’ Erects First Hempcrete Villa
By Jackie Smith, HempBuild Magazine
The founder at southwestern Colorado’s Kosmos Stargazing Resort wants you to imagine gazing at the stars from your private viewing dome attached to a luxurious, healthy villa – made of hemp lime (or “hempcrete”).
Gamal Jadue Zalaquett, 34, founder of Kosmos in the San Luis Valley, calls himself a developer who aims to create “the most sustainable resort in the world.” The planned resort’s 40 acres in Alamosa County are situated next to a Dark Sky Preserve, close to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and surrounded by mountains.
“A star-gazing resort makes sustainability cool, and even sexy,” Jadue Zalaquett told HempBuild Mag.
Via crowdfunding, the company raised almost $2 million so far from more than 1,600 backers in advance bookings for stargazing experiences that range between $400 – $700/night. Each villa will be equipped with ”high-quality telescopes,” the company says. Jadue Zalaquett is happy to report almost all of 2025 is sold out and he’s booking for 2026. The master plan includes a planetarium, a spa, and a restaurant with locally sourced foods — all built with hempcrete. The plan also includes a greenhouse to grow food for the restaurant.
Artist’s rendition of the 40-acre Kosmos resort. Image courtesy of Gamal Jadue Zalaquett
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