Diesel awoke Sunday morning at C$27.79 per liter or C$105.04 per gallon. That would be about $4.34 per gallon.
Happy driving!
domingo, 31 de marzo de 2013
Gas prices in Holy Week
There was a miracle during Holy Week in Nicaragua. Gasoline and diesel prices went down!!!!
Diesel awoke Sunday morning at C$27.79 per liter or C$105.04 per gallon. That would be about $4.34 per gallon.
Happy driving!
Diesel awoke Sunday morning at C$27.79 per liter or C$105.04 per gallon. That would be about $4.34 per gallon.
Happy driving!
viernes, 29 de marzo de 2013
Holy kiddy pools...Batman!
This year, during Holy Week, traditionally one of the hottest weeks of the year, a lot of kiddy pools were sold. This may be attributed to a stronger lower-middle class economy here in Nicaragua. Seriously, there were a lot more sold and seen around town this year than in any other I can recall.
These guys got a late jump...it was already Friday when they were taking this to their home, somewhere in the barrio Camilo Ortega (formerly know as Torres Molina). "Good luck filling it..."
Another interesting fact about the Holy Week this year is that temperatures although they started out really hot, have been really cool. In fact, is was sprinkling tonight here in Managua...feels like December again.
Tomorrow looks like summer will rear her ugly head again...and for the month and more to come....
These guys got a late jump...it was already Friday when they were taking this to their home, somewhere in the barrio Camilo Ortega (formerly know as Torres Molina). "Good luck filling it..."
Another interesting fact about the Holy Week this year is that temperatures although they started out really hot, have been really cool. In fact, is was sprinkling tonight here in Managua...feels like December again.
Tomorrow looks like summer will rear her ugly head again...and for the month and more to come....
domingo, 24 de marzo de 2013
Views of downtown Managua
I was on top of one of the local hotels, the Seminole, owned by Daniel Ortega (so they say). It has a history - it used to have the original Hard Rock Café in Managua, Nicaragua. Wish I would have gotten a t-shirt...I went there back in the day. Nothing left of it now...but I was able to take these shots of a more modern Managua skyline as it slowly changes and grows...waiting for the next earthquake in Managua to shake things up a bit.
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| La Vieja Managua (Nicaragua) (Photo credit: denetsnuff) |
martes, 19 de marzo de 2013
Nicaraguan iguana
We hear a lot of scratching and running around on our roof. Since we live in a fairly protected property, this guy has his run of the place. It's a big Nicaraguan iguana and he regularly comes down to feed on the grass, flowers and trees. My fear is that he get trapped by a neighbor, as these are highly valued for food, especially as the Holy Week approaches. What is the connection between Holy Week and iguanas? Read this blog from Rachel Lindsay.
lunes, 18 de marzo de 2013
Cheese soup
One of Nicaragua's traditional recipes is Cheese Soup. Traditionally, some choose not to eat meat during Holy Week. However, dieting is not part of the agenda and there exists a wide variety of food specialties for Nicaraguan Holy Week. But, religious holidays aside, cheese soup is a delicious typical mean you can have anytime...like I did last Sunday in Barrio Memorial Sandino in Managua.
jueves, 14 de marzo de 2013
Nicaraguan ice cream (in the past)
Most anyone who comes to Nicaragua tries, and likes, the local favorite brand of ice cream: Eskimo. However, it hasn't always been the local favorite. In the pre-revolutionary era (before the 1979 onward) Lacmiel was the thing, or so I am told. I have tried to investigate a bit about the company. The address is still commonly referenced in Managua by taxi drivers and others giving directions. I also read that the property where Lacmiel was, abandoned for years, was offered to the Pellas family for $2 million. It obviously isn't worth that but hey...if the Pella's are buying....anyways, that's why the reference still exists.
Walking through the San Judas barrios in Managua, I saw two of these signs, used now as a sheet metal patch on a tin sheet fence:
Much to my surprise, on the next street south I found this one:
Ahh, sweet memories of days gone bys. Come back Lacmiel, please come back!
Walking through the San Judas barrios in Managua, I saw two of these signs, used now as a sheet metal patch on a tin sheet fence:
Much to my surprise, on the next street south I found this one:
martes, 12 de marzo de 2013
lunes, 11 de marzo de 2013
jueves, 7 de marzo de 2013
Take advantage of shipping costs....
Gas prices in Nicaragua are through the roof (ironically considering the close business and political ties between Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, his ALBA group and the government of Daniel Ortega). A person has to take advantage of every opportunity as every drop of petroleum counts. These guys are no strangers to the game, transporting their mattresses from the Managua area to Rivas, Nicaragua.
I passed as quickly as I could and tried to stay to the left....
miércoles, 6 de marzo de 2013
How to Get a Free ‘Test Drive’ of Retirement in Nicaragua
From Evernote: |
How to Get a Free ‘Test Drive’ of Retirement in NicaraguaClipped from: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100519321 |
martes, 5 de marzo de 2013
sábado, 2 de marzo de 2013
Armadillo and other names....
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| armadillo (Photo credit: Ainhoa_SS) |
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| Cerro Apante, Matagalpa (Photo credit: svengaarn) |
In Nicaragua, the armadillo is commonly hunted and prepared in a sumptuous dish, mostly in the rural areas of the country. In my travels, I have heard this animal referred to as cusuco, pitero, canchuncho, armado and, of course, armadillo. I ate canchuncho once...tastes like a cross between chicken and pork, IMHO.
More about el canchuncho....click here.
El Floridita
Oh my word! I had the best lechón (spitted and roasted suckling pig) the other day in a Cuban restaurante called El Floridita. I was at the Plaza Inter mall in Managua, Nicaragua and that's where I ate it. The owner told me he has another restaurant in the Plaza de las Américas mall near Bello Horizonte, Managua.
The stuff was off the charts. I paid C$120 for that plate of food with a Coke. Looks like they have a great selection of Cuban food so I will be back!!!! BTW, Nicaragua has a close relationship with Cuba, both historically and culturally. There are remnants of Cuban's past influence in Nicaragua, particularly in a few good Cuban restaurants around town.
The stuff was off the charts. I paid C$120 for that plate of food with a Coke. Looks like they have a great selection of Cuban food so I will be back!!!! BTW, Nicaragua has a close relationship with Cuba, both historically and culturally. There are remnants of Cuban's past influence in Nicaragua, particularly in a few good Cuban restaurants around town.
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| Español: Multicentro Las Americas Managua (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| Plaza Inter Food Court (Photo credit: J. Stephen Conn) |
Tree pillar
Here is an interesting and pretty good use of a tree in a house in the Pochocuape zone of Managua, Nicaragua. As you will note, one of the pillars of the house is actually a deeply rooted try, where it was at, and creatively used as a pillar for the construction.
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