Making a solar panel

Birthday girl

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November 12th 2008
When you try to picture a birthday party for a twelve year old in a rural Nicaraguan village you might visualise some silly games and lots of excited chatter. Well this was what we had in mind when Yelba (the mum of our host family) told us she had a surprise party planned for Skarleth (the daughter of our host family). What unfolded on the evening of November 12th was unforeseen. Yelba had inv ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Highlands » Estelí

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The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more