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Re-Opening the Rum Case
Back in May I wrote a brief ethical examination on Nicaraguan rum. The problem is that the workers in the sugar cane (sugar cane being the main ingredient in rum) fields are dying of kidney failure at very young ages. So … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Vlog
Tagged Chichigalpa, Chinandega, cycle of poverty, ethics, Flor de Cana, human rights, kidney, kidney disease, La Isla Foundation, labor, labor rights, León, Managua, morality, Nicaragua, Pellas, plantation, plantations, poverty, rights, rum, sub-contracting, sub-contractor, sugar cane, sugar cane workers, video blog, video log, visa
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Flor de Caña
Something that happens from time to time to Volunteers in Nicaragua is getting “Nica kidnapped” or “Nicanapped.” It is when a Nicaraguan invites you to do something, and it the total ordeal takes exponentially longer than you expected. I got … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Travel
Tagged cafe, Chichigalpa, Chinandega, coffee, factory, Flor de Caña Factory, Flor de Cana, kidnap, kinapped, León, museum, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, rum
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An Ethical Dilemma Involving Rum
Just north of my site, León, is the department of Chinandega (it gets even hotter than León in Chinandega – I have once heard it referred to as the devil’s anus, as opposed to León, which is just “the furnace”). In the … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Photography
Tagged Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Flor de Cana, Nicaragua, Pellas, ron, Ron Plata, rum, sugar cane
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Incidents of Travel 