 | San Jeronimo Festival
2003-10-01, Masaya Volcanic National Park, Nicaragua. By: glenn | | San Jeronimo Festival is a don’t miss and several day event. On this trip I landed in Managua then through the glass I see my friend Darwin. We stuff my trunk into an SUV and roll toward Masaya. On t... |
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| San Jeronimo Festival
2003-10-01, Masaya Volcanic National Park, Nicaragua. By: glenn | | San Jeronimo Festival is a don’t miss and several day event. On this trip I landed in Managua then through the glass I see my friend Darwin. We stuff my trunk into an SUV and roll toward Masaya. On t... |
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 | Granada and Ometepe
2003-12-23, Granada, Nicaragua. By: jmjourney | | Since Christmas was upon us and rumours abounded
around the hostel tables that nothing would run during
the holiday, we decided to head over to Granada to lay
low and wait it out. Granada is advert... |
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| Thoughts on Traveling - Maya
2003-12-21, Nicaragua, Nicaragua. By: jmjourney | | Traveling in Latin America was a long-held dream for
me, and it is with fondness that I think back now on
the visions/expectations I had for what long-term
travel in general and this trip in partic... |
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| Thoughts on Nicaragua
2003-12-19, Nicaragua, Nicaragua. By: jmjourney | | I must admit that I was gringo-ishly amazed at the
many differences between Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Linguistically, Nicas cut off the s's at the end of
their sentences, often making this lower lev... |
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| Tica bus to Managua and more
2003-12-17, Managua, Nicaragua. By: jmjourney | | After taking two great classes and meeting many great
people in San Marcos, we finally decided it was time
to say goodbye to Guatemala. After a final farewell
with our friends in Antigua, we met up... |
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| Cock Fight
2003-04-02, Masaya Volcanic National Park, Nicaragua. By: Glenn | | Awaking in Masaya after last nights Rodeo the sun relives the room of darkness. The cold shower feels nice and out the window I see the Cathedral of San Jeronimo. I like that as I am Cherokee. I take ... |
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 | Rodeo
2003-04-01, Masaya, Nicaragua. By: Glenn | | Leaving Managua Airport down the highway viewing trash caught in fencing. Over fields of dust and clouds the Volcano rises into the heat of an open sky. I look out the right and see Sandino standing p... |
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| Nicaragua Poem
2001-01-22, Esteli, Nicaragua. By: cstar | | A Reflection by Cory Morningstar.
Nicaragua
If you come to Nicaragua beware…
Be prepared to be enveloped in a sensual embrace spiced of hibiscus, cloves & cinnamon.
She is powerful & stron... |
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| A Simple, beautiful life.
2001-01-17, Miraflores, Nicaragua. By: cstar | | From: "Cory Morningstar"
Subject: The Story Of Nica Rice pudding
Date: 19-Mar-02 21:35
Memories of Nicaragua (Recipe below)
While in the mountains of Miraflor in Nicar... |
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 | Revolution town
2003-04-12, Leon, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | We left Ometepe with a rougher lake then the day we came. The lancha
(wooden ferry) was a mad rollercoaster ride, and as alway people start
to eat tortillas and other smelly food when in public tr... |
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| Eating mud
2003-04-08, Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | From Grenada we went to Isla Ometepe, an island in the middle of Lake
Nicaragua. The lake is very big, (biggest freshwaterlake in the world)
and even contains freshwater-sharks. Isla Ometepe is ma... |
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| Colonists of Granada
2003-04-04, Granada, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | Leaving Managua was a bit hectic, we were surrounded by tip-seekers at
the bus-station, to point us the way to the bus for Grenada. It was
obvious where the bus was, just in front of our nose, but... |
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 | Mi Linda Nicaragua
2003-03-11, Granada, Nicaragua. By: Carmen | | Mi Linda Nicaragua, Que Allegre Mi Managua! by Carmen Wise
The above is the verse of one of the many love songs Nicas sing to their lovely, serene country – My beautiful Nicaragua, how joyful my M... |
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| In the shadow of Sandino
2003-04-01, Managua, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | The view from the plane was awsome and we felt very, very small in the middle of the fluffy clouds and right above the hudge and wild ocean. Surprisingly enough the flight was smooth and I did NOT tur... |
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 | Caribbean island!
2003-03-26, Big Corn Island, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | After spending a hot night in Bluefields, we took an early boat to the Big Corn Island. Well, early it was meant to be but eventually we departed something like 2 hours later than previously scheduled... |
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| Black and blue
2003-03-25, Bluefields, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | From Rama we took a boat to Bluefields (named after the Dutch pirate
named "Blauwveldt" who was the first settler). The boat left late
again,
and was loaded with roosters and dogs. The river was ... |
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| Rama, skip it..
2003-03-24, Rama, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | After we arrived in Rama with a busride from hell (suicidal driver,
clouds of dust) we were
as black as a coalminer. The boat to Bluefields had just left, so we
were stuck in this town for anothe... |
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 | Papaaaaaaa!
2003-03-22, Juigalpa, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | We left El Castillo even before the musicians woke us up, and were
already moving at 5 o'clock in the dark. When it got light
we moved around in the fog, which together with the rainforest at the
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 | Fiesta Patronal: bulls and drunks
2003-03-20, El Castillo, Nicaragua. By: stefnflo | | We crossed the border (after waiting at least 2 hours) with a small
boat going on the Rio Frio. The "cold river" might as well have been
named
"Rio sucio" (dirty river) because there was much gar... |
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 | Merry Christmas from Nicaragua
2002-12-26, Granada, Nicaragua. By: subdude | | No snow but it did rain once just before Christmas, a rarity at this time of
year I am told. I may not be near Canada but Canada
is certainly ne... |
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 | Nicaragua and the road to León
2002-12-14, Leon, Nicaragua. By: subdude | | I left Comayagua, Honduras
in the morning, headed for the capital Tegucigalpa. The
Christmas tree in the park had a giant Coke sign on top
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