a good reason to go back

Poverty Matters

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May 14th 2006
Chapter One (because I think it would kill me to write about it all at once)** Thinking about my first day in Managua makes me want to cry, get sick and cut myself open. My emotions are too intense. I want to share with you what it feels like, but I'm not that talented. On the bus on the way to the volcanic lake, you'd never know that the little boy clinging to you, fitting his body into yo ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Capital Region » Managua

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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