Basket weaving 101

Check out these guys making baskets in El Valle de La Laguna, Masaya, Nicaragua.  They start by splitting bamboo and end up with those baskets.  On the wholesale market...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:44 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, People/La gente

La Hacienda - Granada, Nicaragua

Close to the tourist center of Granada, Nicaragua, there is a new restaurant called 'La Hacienda'.  We went to eat there with Suyén and Jill, hailing from northern...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:15 p.m. in Restaurants/Restaurantes

Grilled pork-----Carne de cerdo asado

  Ummm.  I had a great lunch the other day.  Check it out.  A stack of tortillas, piping hot, grilled pork (the kind with a little bacon on it)...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:33 p.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Gas prices December 2010 Nicaragua----Precio de gasolina diciembre 2010 Nicaragua

The petrol powers that be are taking their Christmas bonus in Nicaragua.  Gas prices have slowly crept up over the past few weeks, greeting holiday travelers and tourism with...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:33 p.m. in Prices/Costos

Nacatamal, rateado, alcalde

Here is an excellent breakfast. It's called: nacatamal, rateado, alcalde; nacatamal is it's universal name. You'll find pork, potatoes, rice, tomato and a bit of chile lovingly enveloped...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:33 a.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Don't sleep on people's porches------No durmás en la acera de la gente

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Posted by Editorial Team on 5:03 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, People/La gente

Retirement in Nicaragua<--->Jubilarse en Nicaragua

Are you looking for the best place for retirement?  Is retirement in Nicaragua at the top of your list?  It should be according to the latest article in U.S....

Posted by Editorial Team on 1:04 p.m. in Destinations/Destinos, Prices/Costos

McRib's in the house<....>Ya llegó McRib

I had a McRib value meal the other day in Managua, Nicaragua.  It was McYummy!  Just like old times....The combo with fries and coke costs C$89 ($4.09).  Remember...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:47 p.m. in Managua, Prices/Costos, Restaurants/Restaurantes

Pizzería Italiana MONNA LISA

Most visitors to Granada, Nicaragua (for tourism) will say that Monna Lisa has the best, authentic thin crust pizza in town.  Here you can see two of them: one...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:23 p.m. in Granada, Italian/Italiana, Restaurants/Restaurantes

Saturday's breakfast<...>Desayuno de sábado

We woke up to another breakfast here in El Comején, Masaya, Nicaragua.Amanecimos para comer otro desayuno aquí en El Comején, Masaya, Nicaragua.Banano, huevos con salsa de tomate y cebolla...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:20 a.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Cold croccin' it in El Comején

This kid is cold croccin' it in Masaya.  In El Comején to be exact.  Nicaragua has proven to be a true haven for Croc knock-offs, as you can see...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:39 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades

Friday's breakfast<...>Desayuno del viernes

This might not be so typical cause I asked for it.Esto quizá no sea tan típico porque lo pedí así.Papas cocidas, zanahoria cocida, huevos cocidos y café. ...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:52 a.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Thursday's breakfast<...>Desayuno del jueves

Brought fresh in from El Comején, Masaya in Nicaragua.  This is what we ate on day two.Traído fresco de El Comején, Masaya en Nicaragua.  Esto comimos el día dos. Jugo...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:32 a.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

El Comején Breakfast Wednesday<...>Desayuno miércoles

One of the best parts about Nicaraguan tourism is the food.  This is as real as it gets.  We are in El Comején, Masaya in Nicaragua this week, basically...

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:59 p.m. in

New tourist project en Tola<...>Nuevo proyecto de turismo en Tola

Foto e información cortesía de La Prensa.  Link original: http://bit.ly/aEMEONThere's a new tourism project in Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua named Guacalito de la Isla.  The first phase consists of a...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:51 a.m. in

Hotel Spa Granada

We ate this morning at the Hotel Spa Granada.  They have an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet for $5 + tax (C$125).  It's got a little bit of everything: coffee, 2...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:57 p.m. in Granada, Hotels/Hoteles, Restaurants/Restaurantes

La Terraza Mediterraneo

We went with Aaron Lamy to eat supper tonight at La Terraza Mediterraneo, in León, Nicaragua.  It's a nice little place with good steak.  There is a variety in...

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

Survivor ha comenzado<<<..>>>Survivor has begun!

Check out the intro for this season's Survivor: Nicaragua.Mirá la introducción para esta temporada de Survivor: Nicaragua....

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:03 a.m. in

Bizarre food episode from Nicaragua

Mirá este espisodio de algunas comidas 'raras' de Nicaragua. Claro hay cosas muy buenas también!!!Check out this episode of some 'bizarre' foods from Nicaragua. Of course there are some...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:43 a.m. in

En el barrio Shick en Managua, Nicaragua, hay una buena idea para disuadir a la gente de botar basura donde no se debe.  Desafortunadamente parece no funcionar.In the Shick...

Posted by Editorial Team on 11:38 a.m. in

Se murió Esponja Bob<<<<..>>>>SpongeBob found dead!

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Posted by Editorial Team on 5:20 p.m. in

Perrozompopo - Latin Grammy's

[Cortesía de http://www.cartabodan.com] Here is an interesting article (in Spanish) about a Nicaraguan rock group named Perrozompopo.  The artist, Ramón Mejía, is brother to the Prince of Salsa, Luís...

Posted by Editorial Team on 4:05 a.m. in

Hop-a-long rooster<<<..>>>Gallo brinca brinca

I met a man en Barrio Las Torres in Managua, Nicaragua who really loves his rooster.  Someone took after the rooster with a machete and got one of his...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:39 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, Managua, Nature/Naturaleza