Indian corn/Maiz pujagua

Check out this beautiful Indian corn, popularly used in a local Nicaraguan drink called 'pozol' - a drink made with corn, milk, sugar and water.  It's also used...

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Coming or going?/Llegando o despidiéndose?

Photo: ChinandegaWhat an oxymoron! Imagine the funeral home named "The Conception". Ha ha ha!Que oxímoron! Imaginate la funeraría con el nombre "La Concepción". Ja ja ja!...

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Pumice stone/Piedra poma

  In the Chilamate, Masaya area, there are a lot of pumice stone deposits. As you might know, pumice is formed from 'frothy volcanic lava' that has been super...

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Spanish 101/Español 101

You can learn a lot by reading Nicaraguan signage.Let me break it down for you:Cuidado - CarefulPerro - DogBrabo (a misspelled form of 'Bravo') - MeanPodés aprender bastante leyendo...

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House on the beach/casa en la playa

A lot of people dream about having a house on the beach. This house on the beach in Granada, however, tells a different story. Note the sign on the...

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Nicaraguan drummers/bateristas Nicas

Check out these future stars from Somotillo, Nicaragua.Mirá estas estrellas futuras de Somotillo, Nicaragua....

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Washing machine/lavadora

Another example of the signage in Nicaragua. Originally, the sign advised that there was a drainage crossing ahead. Now it advises that there is a washing machine ahead.Otro ejemplo...

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Walking the high wire/En la cuerda floja

I saw this pig up on the high wires in Granada, Nicaragua.  Poor little guy!Vi a este chancho peluche en las cuerdas flojas en Granada, Masaya.  Pobre chanchito!!! ...

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Birdhouse/palomera

Here is a homemade birdhouse that, at one time and unbeknown to it's owners, housed two male birds. However, one of them finally got wise and went out and...

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Bad dog/perro malcriado

Why is this dog sticking his tongue out at me? I don't know. I didn't do anything to him. You might not believe it but it seems to be...

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Termites/Comején

These termite nests are all over the place in El Comején, Masaya. They are in the trees, on the ground and about everywhere you look. On the other hand,...

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uƃıs doʇs/oʇןɐ

˙ʇuǝpıɔɔɐ uɐ ǝsnɐɔ ʇ,usǝop ʇı ǝdoɥ ı ˙uƃıs doʇs sıɥʇ ɥʇıʍ punoɹɐ ƃuıʎɐןd sɐʍ ʎpoqǝɯos˙ǝʇuǝpıɔɔɐ un ǝsnɐɔ ou ǝnb oɹǝdsǝ ˙oןnʇoɹ ǝʇsǝ uoɔ opuɐƃǝɹɟ ɐqɐʇsǝ uǝınƃןɐ...

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Pork ribs/costillas de cerdo

We had this delicious lunch a few days ago en El Valle de la Laguna...pork ribs grilled to perfection, carrots and chayote...with a Coca-Cola Light to wash it's greasy...

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Sea Bass/Róbalo

I was out in the countryside in La Reforma II near Masaya and had a great meal, consisting of breaded sea bass, fried plantains and cooked carrots with a...

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Nicaraguan carpenter/carpintero Nica

This man does it all...he chops the tree down, cuts it up and forms it into what you want! I ran into him in Caña de Castilla, Granada, Nicaragua.Este...

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Family grave/tumba familiar

I stumbled on this grave in Las Flores, Masaya. It's an interesting read - to see the history of the Gutierre[z] family.Encontré por casualidad estas tumbas familiares en Las...

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