Nicaragua - Blogabond

Happy Easter!

So I arrived here in Nicaragua yesterday, specifically in the capital city of Managua. I was picked up by one of the only two people who work for La Esperanza Granada fulltime: Felipe, a jolly, rotund Native Nicaraguan with only half an index finger on his right hand. We booked it out of the...

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mls12 on April 4, 2010 from Granada, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Volunteering with La Esperanza Granada in Granada, Nicaragua

Nicaragua!!

From Liberia in Costa Rica to Granada in Nicaragua – it's not actually that far in distance but as we were to find out they do like to take their time at the border crossing point. Nicaragua is a very poor country especially when compared with Costa Rica. There is political tension between the 2...

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SupandNic on March 23, 2010 from Granada, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Sup and Nic's World Tour!

Bland City

Granada, Nicaragua is the oldest city in Central America, dating back to the 1400s. Im guessing the its not the city's original paint job though. Every building is a wild pastel or a vibrant purple, pink, yellow, green, blue or otherwise a mix of these. Florida colors abound. There is one...

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miltshakenbake on March 20, 2010 from Granada, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Central America

Nicaragua Border

It's never a good idea to go to bed at 4:30 AM when you need to wake up at 5:30 AM. This is especially true when you have to catch a bus and cross the border. However, considering we had no white friends to keep us awake and the club was winding down and the bed was beckoning, I deliberately...

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miltshakenbake on March 12, 2010 from San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Central America

Laguna de Apoyo

Laguna de Apoyo: Sorry not all the pictures are on here yet, but we will keep trying little by little. We met Andrew and Jenny Lathem at the Laguna de Apoyo. They were down in Managua at their sign language district convention so we took advantage of a chance to go visit them....

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Shane Perry on March 5, 2010 from San Jose de los Remates, Nicaragua

from the travel blog: Shane and Vanessa's Nicaraguan Adventure

Take me out to the Ball Game, Nicaragua Baseball

It is our last weekend in Granada, Nicaragua and our last chance to absorb its unique culture. Friday afternoon in my Spanish lesson my teacher told me there was a professional Baseball game at the stadium between Granada and Leon, known rivals. He said it was the first of the seven game finals...

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ryan & debbrial on January 15, 2010 from Granada, Nicaragua