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Assistant mayor/Vice alcaldesa

Say hi to Santitos Roque, the assistant mayor of León. Apparently, she is not a fan of some of the locals. Like someone asked...

Lifestyle

Cocoa ice cream treat

This week our friends at Eskimo Nicaragua ice cream decided to put their Paleta de Cocoa on sale for $0.20. It's basically a fudgecicle...

Buy some ice

Most people in Nicaragua don't have refrigerators or freezers.  However, everybody wants a nice cool tall drink every once in awhile.  Therefore, those with...

Donkey down/mulo caído

Alicia Chirip Vega R.I.P.

Food

The famous rateado, alcalde and nacatamal

Here is an excellent breakfast, lunch or dinner in Nicaragua (on the weekends). It's called a rateado or alcalde but nacatamal is its universal...

Look at these 2 huge mangos!!!

Out in El Comején, Masaya, in a place called La Puerta, Don José and his wife gifted these two mangos to me. I estimate...

Delicious nacatamal de Nicaragua

Have you ever had a nacatamal from Nicaragua? It is a (about 2 pound) corn dough tamal filled with rice, pork, potato, tomato, and...

1 Great tasting carne desmenuzada

Nicaraguan cuisine is a delightful blend of indigenous, Spanish, African, and Creole influences, resulting in a diverse array of flavors and dishes. Some of...

El Oriental – #1 in abundance of food

You know you can find almost anything in El Oriental market in Managua.  It's the biggest, busiest and most chaotic shopping experience in Nicaragua...

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Places

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The Grand Panama Canal: Powering Global Shipping

Discovering the Thriving Heart of Panama's Shipping Industry at the Panama Canal Panama's...

Hotels

Holiday Inn in Managua

 It had been a while since we had stayed at the Holiday Inn Select in Managua, Nicaragua.  In fact, almost 12 years, I think....

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