IARA is a lot more than a nice house on a first-class golf course. The name itself provides some clues: the owner was drawn to the initials on a boundary marker between her fence and the fairway (in Spanish they stand for Instituto Andaluza de Reforma Agraria), but when she researched other possible meanings she found that Iara is also an indigenous name in Brazil, legend having it that Iara was a freshwater nymph who would entice men to the water with her mesmerising song. Sitting on the terrace, looking through the pines to the lake and sea beyond, it is clear why the name stuck!