Refreshing frescos....

Here are some delicious drinks. Click on the picture to enlarge it. The one on the left is made out of milk, sugar and cacao (from the cocoa plant)...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:02 p.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Examine me and put me to the test

This is where I want my laboratory work done....Aquí es donde quiero que se hagan mis exámenes.......

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:08 a.m. in

Umm umm quesillo

This is an excellent traditional or local food here in Nicaragua, particular in the milk producing regions of the country. It's basically like string cheese but flattened like a...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:50 a.m. in

Pink Chickens

Don't ask me HOW or WHY these things are this way but I saw these chickens in the street in El Realejo, Chinandega. Somebody has gotten quite creative.......

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:07 a.m. in

Rough life....

  Unfortunately there are people really on the down and out here in Nicaragua. This young man roams the streets of Chichigalpa, evidently addicted to shoe glue (one of the...

Posted by Editorial Team on 1:52 p.m. in

Pigs and mangos

These pigs went hog wild over these mangos...and I can understand why! There's even a dog in there!!!...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:27 p.m. in

Lemonade

 Anybody for a nice tall glass of lemonade? You won't need too many of these to do it....mmmm!!!!...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:08 a.m. in

Crocs

Crocs are such a popular shoe that they have even made it to the Chinandega, Nicaragua area. Specifically in Cosmapa, I saw this young lad proudly sporting a pair....

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:52 a.m. in

Friends

 Here's Ashlee, Kimmy, Eunice and Aaron - our friends....

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Heads up!!!

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Posted by Editorial Team on 9:42 p.m. in

That is cool!!!

Hey, the rainy season has kicked in but that doesn't mean it has cooled down. These guys have the right idea...this is a Pellizco WhirlPool Cooltub. Come on in...the...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:28 p.m. in

Giddyup!!!

Kimmy went 7 seconds on this wild mustang in Corinto, Chinandega. Earlier in the year, this horse was seen in the Corinto central park, being ridden by fearless Nicaraguan...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:22 p.m. in

It has been raining in Chinandega...finally!!! There is a saying in Nicaragua that when the suns out and it's raining, "están pagando los tramposos." Hey, we'll take the liquid...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:53 a.m. in

Ride horsey ride

I found these kids in Mocorón playing a local version of what I would call "Cowboys and Indians". Note their homemade costumes and local rides.......

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:50 a.m. in

Hungry kids....

Do not get in this kid's way...he's hungry!!!!...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:45 a.m. in

Isletas de Granada videos

Here's some video shots of the small volcanic islands in Lake Cocibolca. Check out the monkeys!!!...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:59 p.m. in

Not a good day...

Saw this on the highway. I guess it speaks for itself.......

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:57 p.m. in

Isletas in Granada

We took a little hour long boat ride on Lake Cocibolca, the largest lake in Central America. It is the 21st biggest lake in the world with an average...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:27 p.m. in

Hot, hot, hot

Did you see how hot it is in Chinandega? Check out the temperature at the bottom of this page. Here's a great way to cool down...looks great huh?Click on...

Posted by Editorial Team on 12:58 p.m. in

Full service busses

When you have the pleasure of traveling on an old yellow school bus here in Nicaragua, you can have many needs catered too on the bus. Wanna banana? Hold...

Posted by Editorial Team on 12:51 p.m. in

This is one of my favorites here in Chinandega: an On the Run coffee and a pineapple strudel. The coffee will set you back $0.70 and the strudel another...

Posted by Editorial Team on 12:17 p.m. in

I'm tired and outta here....

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Posted by Editorial Team on 11:02 p.m. in

Volcano in MASAYA

We went to the Masaya volcano today. It's an interesting place where, for $4 a tourist ($1.50 for me), you will get closer to danger than you ever could...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:31 p.m. in Destinations/Destinos, Masaya

How's the weather in Nicaragua????

Is that really snow on the ground? No it is not. It is a salt farm.Fresh from these salt pools to your table....WONDERFUL!!!...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:16 p.m. in

Pizza Hut?????

If somebody invites you to "Pizza Hut" while you are in Chinandega, don't get your hopes up. More than a few persons have been fooled into thinking that the...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:57 p.m. in Chinandega, Italian/Italiana, Restaurants/Restaurantes