Entering Sandinista country

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua
February 14th 2010

Published: March 9th 2010

Window-seats on a daytime flight from Buenos Aires gave us a great chance to say goodbye to South America. Out over the city and into the countryside. Within a couple of hours the snowcapped peaks of the Andes popped up on the horizon to the west and all of a sudden we were flying over Amazon basin rivers and jungle. Absolutely stunning, and yet we were leaving. A stopover in Panama city and then... Read Full Entry

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Isla de Ometepe

can you spot the blue tailed magpie (local name is something like 'urrukal') in this photo??

Isla de Ometepe

view from the verandah at Finca Magdelena

Isla de Ometepe

plantain country

Isla de Ometepe

petroglyph (rock art) located halfway up Volcano Maderas. Carved by indigenous inhabitants many hundreds of years ago!

Isla de Ometepe

more howlers

Jen has a blowout

thankfully she had been carrying a brand new pair of Havaianas since Brazil!

Isla de Ometepe sunset

Nicaraguan flag, flanked by two weathered FSLN (the revolutionary party) flags

Granada

cathedral and Lake Nicaragua amongst the highlights

Jen, a big bell, a volcano and Granada

14th March 2010

Lars
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Somozas
Thanks for the nutshell on US Nicaraguan meddling - I saw that story on the news constantly (as I emerged into teen consciousness...) Hugs to you both! XLars

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