Pájaro loco

::::::::::::::::PAJARO LOCO:::::::::::::::: (Photo credit: RIRP)Here's a typical Nicaragua toy that you might find in the artesan market in Masaya or in Huembes market in Managua.  It's called 'Pájaro Loco'...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:21 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades

Mattress sales

forget U-Haul, here's mattress moving in Granada, Nicaragua (Photo credit: onourownpath.com)These guys sell these comfy mattresses in the streets of Managua.  They kind of look like mattress turkeys.  I...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:26 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades

Italianissimo revisited

Acting on a tip from Italianissimo themselves (see original review: Italianissimo), I decided to go back and try it again.  I was pleasantly surprised this time!  I was made a...

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:54 p.m. in Italian/Italiana, Managua, Restaurants/Restaurantes

McWrap NICA

Plaza Inter Food Court (Photo credit: J. Stephen Conn)McDonald's, hecho en USA, tiene una buena presencia en Nicaragua.  Hay varios restaurantes en la zona de Managua: Frente a Metrocentro,...

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:39 p.m. in American/Americana, Managua, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense, Restaurants/Restaurantes

Dog-gone tired!

Old Ranger was really tired after a night of vigilence in Barrio Los Pescadores in Managua, Nicaragua. 'Ranger' estuvo bien cansado después de una noche de vigilancia en el...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:55 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades

All roads lead home....

Nicaraguan artwork and paintings are generally quite good.  I like this one, that was hanging on somebody's wall in Campo Bruce, Managua.  What I couldn't figure out was the...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:18 p.m. in blogsherpa, Curiosities/Curiosidades

Deep-sea fishing

English: SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua (June 21, 2011) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of San Juan del Sur,...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:49 p.m. in San Juan del Sur

El viaje del ron - La Prensa

From Evernote: El viaje del ron - La PrensaClipped from: http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/11/04/seccion-domingo/122447-viaje-ron Por: Róger AlmanzaFrente al coloso San Cristóbal, en el municipio de Chichigalpa, Chinandega, uno de los secretos...

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:26 a.m. in blogsherpa, Chinandega, Curiosities/Curiosidades, Destinations/Destinos