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Macizo Peñas Blancas
After an overnight respite in Matagalpa last Saturday, Aaron and I headed further north to Macizo Peñas Blancas. Macizo means massif in Spanish. Peñas Blancas roughly translates to White Cliffs. I believe the national park is aptly named: The ridge of cliffs … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Photography, Travel
Tagged amphibians, Bear Hunt, bunk beds, camp, Camp Shohola, CEN, Center for Understanding of Nature, cicadas, cliffs, coffee, eco-lodge, frog, frogs, hiking, J.R.R.Tolkien, Jinotega, JRR Tolkien, leaf cutter ants, mammals, Matagalpa, Mirkwood, nature, outdoors, Penas Blancas, photo, photography, photos, pictures, reptiles, Shohola, snake, snakes, The Hobbit, wildlife
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Semana Santa, Take Two
Last year I was less than thrilled with my first Semana Santa in Nicaragua. This year, despite being tempted to hide in my room or flee the country, I will be receiving my brother instead. Come to think of it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bambi, beach, bucket list, Cerro Negro, Chinandega, Cosiguina, Easter, Easter Week, estuary, highlands, hiking, holiday, Holy Week, Jiquilillo, La Dalia, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Penas Blancas, Puerto Rico, sand boarding, sandboarding, Semana Santa, Telica, vacation, volcano boarding, volcano surfing, wetlands
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Las Pilas-El Hoyo
One of the projects that I have been working on nearly my entire time in León is business advising for a rural tourism cooperative. In January I proposed to them the idea of offering a full moon hike to Las … Continue reading
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Tagged Asososca, business advising, business advisory, cooperative, dawn, El Hoyo, full moon, full moon hike, full moon tour, hiking, Laguna del Tigre, Lake Managua, Las Pilas, Las Pilas-El Hoyo, León, Managua, Momotombito, Momotombo, moon, Nicaragua, rural tourism, tour, tourism
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Traveling with Children in Colonial Disney World
After leaving Ometepe Island, my parents and I continued on to the colonial city of Granada. This was my second trip to Granada, and being a resident of León and having just come from Ometepe, I formulated some comparisons between … Continue reading
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Tagged art, coffee, colonial, colonial city, Disney, Disney Land, Disney World, dreadlocks, Granada, Grananda, hike, hiking, hippie, hippies, islands, Isletas, Isletas de Granada, Las Isletas, León, Mombacho, museum, Ometepe, Ometepe Island, pre-Columbian, pre-Columbian art, statue, statues, tourism, traveling with kids, volcano, Volcano Mombacho, Zapatera, Zapatera Island
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Momotombo
Momotombo is basically the national symbol of Nicaragua. It is a perfectly shaped conical volcano on the banks of Lake Managua. It is the centerpiece of the national emblem of Nicaragua. I don’t know what inspirations Tolkien took for Mt. … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur photography, amateur photos, ash, flag, Grananda, hike, hiking, Lake Nicaragua, León, Lord of the Rings, LotR, Managua, Momotombito, Momotombo, music, national emblem, Nicaragua, photo, photography, picture, volcano, Walker, William Walker
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