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