Gas prices in Holy Week

There was a miracle during Holy Week in Nicaragua.  Gasoline and diesel prices went down!!!!Diesel awoke Sunday morning at C$27.79 per liter or C$105.04 per gallon.  That would be...

Posted by Editorial Team on 6:35 p.m. in Prices/Costos, Transportation/Transporte

Holy kiddy pools...Batman!

This year, during Holy Week, traditionally one of the hottest weeks of the year, a lot of kiddy pools were sold.  This may be attributed to a stronger lower-middle...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:09 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades

Views of downtown Managua

I was on top of one of the local hotels, the Seminole, owned by Daniel Ortega (so they say).  It has a history - it used to have the...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:58 p.m. in Hotels/Hoteles, Managua

Nicaraguan iguana

We hear a lot of scratching and running around on our roof.  Since we live in a fairly protected property, this guy has his run of the place.  It's...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:05 p.m. in Nature/Naturaleza

Cheese soup

One of Nicaragua's traditional recipes is Cheese Soup.  Traditionally, some choose not to eat meat during Holy Week.  However, dieting is not part of the agenda and there exists a wide...

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:03 p.m. in Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Nicaraguan ice cream (in the past)

Most anyone who comes to Nicaragua tries, and likes, the local favorite brand of ice cream: Eskimo.  However, it hasn't always been the local favorite.  In the pre-revolutionary era...

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:58 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades

Managua's new downtown....

The new, up and coming downtown Managua......

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:17 p.m. in Managua

I like big bugs....

I like big bugs and I cannot lie...here is a big one from Cárdenas, Nicaragua....

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:51 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, Nature/Naturaleza

Take advantage of shipping costs....

Gas prices in Nicaragua are through the roof (ironically considering the close business and political ties between Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, his ALBA group and the government of Daniel Ortega)....

Posted by Editorial Team on 9:04 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, Transportation/Transporte

How to Get a Free ‘Test Drive’ of Retirement in Nicaragua

From Evernote: How to Get a Free ‘Test Drive’ of Retirement in NicaraguaClipped from: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100519321 How to Get a Free 'Test Drive' of Retirement in Nicaragua Text Size   Published: Monday,...

Posted by Editorial Team on 5:38 p.m. in Retirement

Intur da a conocer plan de acciones a ejecutarse durante temporada de verano

Clipped from: http://el19digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50714%3Aintur-da-a-conocer-plan-de-acciones-a-ejecutarse-durante-temporada-de-verano&catid=23%3Anacionales&Itemid=12 La época de verano ha iniciado en nuestro país y con ello el desarrollo de un plan específico, el que permitirá que miles de turistas nacionales...

Posted by Editorial Team on 8:28 a.m. in Beach/Playa, Destinations/Destinos, Tourism/Turismo

VII Campeonato Nicaraguense de Baristas

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Posted by Editorial Team on 8:04 a.m. in Culture/Cultura, Curiosities/Curiosidades, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

Armadillo and other names....

armadillo (Photo credit: Ainhoa_SS)Cerro Apante, Matagalpa (Photo credit: svengaarn)In Nicaragua, the armadillo is commonly hunted and prepared in a sumptuous dish, mostly in the rural areas of the country.  In my...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:33 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades, Nature/Naturaleza, Nicaraguan Food/Comida Nicaragüense

El Floridita

Oh my word!  I had the best lechón (spitted and roasted suckling pig) the other day in a Cuban restaurante called El Floridita.  I was at the Plaza Inter...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:19 p.m. in Cuban/Cubana, Managua, Restaurants/Restaurantes

Tree pillar

Here is an interesting and pretty good use of a tree in a house in the Pochocuape zone of Managua, Nicaragua.  As you will note, one of the pillars...

Posted by Editorial Team on 7:07 p.m. in Curiosities/Curiosidades