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These papaya are growing right in the middle of URACCAN´s campus. The gardener let us take 2 home: one of which I ate (delicious!) the other we made papaya and mango jam with.
Unprocessed food stuffs: mysteries revealed!

July 13th 2006
Something that has been an ongoing preoccupation/interest to me is the FOOD here. Or, more precisely, the UNPROCESSED food-stuffs. I mean, we never get to see what our food looks like before it arrives pre-packaged on our grocery store shelves: pre-cooked beans, corn, and peas are to us available in tins, ready-to-eat; vanilla comes in liquid-form in a pretty little bottle, ready to be used in va ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Caribbean Nicaragua » Nueva Guinea

Nicaraguan Flag 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
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