Sopa de queso...almost

Cheese soup is another culinary treasure in Nicaragua.  These guys, called rosquillas (a special type in soup context) are thrown into the soup.  They are made of corn dough...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:15 p.m. in blogsherpa, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

A friendly face in Granada

There's a lot of cute kids in Nicaragua.Hay muchos niños bonitos en Nicaragua....

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:37 a.m. in People/La gente

Hard Friday night...¡Clase de noche del viernes!

This guy wanted to get up and work Saturday morning in El Chilamate (between Masaya and Granada), Nicaragua but just couldn't get it together.  I passed him early and...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:38 a.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades, People/La gente

Map of Ometepe

Ometepe Cascade (Photo credit: bhlogiston)The island Ometepe seen from the shore. Concepción volcano in the left, Maderas in the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Solentiname y Ometepe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)ometepe_052 (Photo...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:00 p.m. in Ometepe

New ...doo in Nicaragua

This Nicaraguan lad is not that far behind fashion...or better said: "Fashion has made it to Granada, Nicaragua".  It's interesting what a little water and imagination can do.No está...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:41 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, People/La gente

Just a Coke bottle....

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Posted by Editorial Team on 10:08 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades

"Rundown soup's" on in Nicaragua - The Denver Post

From Evernote: "Rundown soup's" on in Nicaragua - The Denver Post Clipped from: http://www.denverpost.com/food/ci_19905892 Print   Email   0 CommentsA Moveable Feast | John Henderson"Rundown soup's" on in NicaraguaPosted:  ...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:04 p.m. in

Sopa de albondiga

   Everybody was waiting for their bowl of soup last Saturday in Granada.  That huge boiling pot was home to a chicken dumpling soup, famous throughout Nicaragua.  Chocked full of...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:52 p.m. in blogsherpa, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Lasagna a la nica<...>Lasagna Nica style

We had a yummy lunch yesterday in Granada, Nicaragua.  It was white chicken lasagna (with spinach pasta), salad and dragon fruit punch, cooked up by our friend Jandra. Ayer...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:37 p.m. in blogsherpa, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

LaRepublica.net - Nicaragua: Ventaja fronteriza

From Evernote: LaRepublica.net - Nicaragua: Ventaja fronteriza Clipped from: http://www.larepublica.net/app/cms/www/index.php?pk_articulo=5330023 Inversiones en turismo, industria e infraestructura son realidad Nicaragua:Ventaja fronteriza Del lado tico faltan empleo y servicios Nicaragua...

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Panorama - Charco Verde

Have you ever been to Charco Verde on the Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua?  It is a great place to visit.  You can see it there towards the center...

Posted by Editorial Team on 12:34 p.m. in blogsherpa, Nature/Naturaleza, Ometepe

Rosquillas

Would you like some rosquillas?  They are a typical cookie/cracker type food from Nicaragua, made with a corn meal base.  Some versions are salty and others, like the ones...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:19 a.m. in blogsherpa, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Lemonade <...> Limonada

I had a big glass of nice lemonade today in Granada, Nicaragua.  Some would call it limeade cause it was made with what the U.S. calls limes but what...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:42 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Calle Palmira

Here's a typical house in the Palmira section of the touristic town Granada, Nicaragua.He aquí una casa típica en la calle Palmira, en la ciudad turística de Granada, Nicaragua....

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:54 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades, Granada, People/La gente

Door lock<...>Cerradura para una puerta

I saw the coolest door lock today in Granada, Nicaragua, near la Calle Nueva.  I didn't get to see who the home owner was but I sure would like...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:39 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades