Blogs from Managua, Capital Region, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Quick update. In Managua. Have had some kind of allergic reaction to soooomething. No idea. But it{s on my lips, in my nose, on my nose, on my ears, in my ears, and on both ring fingers. Strange part is, though, that it{s in stages. Lips on Tuesday. Outside of ears on Wed. Inside of ears and everywhere else yesterday, the day of hell. Called the PCMO - peace corps med office - yesterday in class while doped up on as many benadryl as allowed all day. Today we had a full day of classes, as well as vaccines and med charlas, so they decided to bring me to Managua 'for observation'. Which means I{m in a nice hotel with free internet. Don{t worry. They{re taking care of me. But am tuckered out and ready for ... read more

Wow! There is so much going on it's hard to know where to start. I AM IN NICARAGUA THOUGH! MANGAGUA! We're at a 3 day "retreat" in a Best Western hotel that is literally across the street from the airport. Like we walked out and walked across the street. I will have to take photos of the place because it is freaking beautiful. All on one level but the grounds are very expansive and gorgeous. There are flowers everywhere. All the trees - mango = all five species - papaya, banana, coconut - all have signs on them so you know what you're looking at. There are two outdoor pools, which is where most everyone is right now. It's 5pm. We got out of meetings early. We eat dinner at 6pm. Most everyone is in the ... read more

Managua is well worth the stopover, especially if you stay at the Managua Backpackers Inn, Chaman 75 Varsul sur, colonial Los Robles. Near Metrocentro. This incredibly chilled place is a joint effort run by some great people. Manager David and owner Dan and all the people working there are wonderfully friendly and helpful. The place is immaculately clean and there is a fantasticly equipped kitchen, great outdoor area and a pool! It is just like a home and all the people staying there ending up staying for longer. The nightlife here is ridiculous and everynight there is a party to go to, where you will be escorted by the hosts. It seems that there is a ladies night at a different place every night. Guys pay about $5 and girls dont pay a penny! Free drinks ... read more

Leon, 18 marzo 1990. Managua was not really a city I liked. Lazy overweighed americanos discussing politics they know nothing about, unpaved potholed roads full with filth and garbage, rusty overcrowded busses, beggars at every street corner aggresively demanding baksheesh "no me gusta esas malditas Cordobas, gringo, quiero dolares y nada mas"!, and more of the sasme shit The american economic bloqeo has turned Nicaragua into an impoverished third world country, torn apart by internal strive and powerful foreign powers. An overcrowded old american yellow american schoolbus got me to Leon where I found a simple room for a mere 100.000 Cordoba at hospitaje Carmen. The only other guest at the hospitaje is an english bloke who told me he works in Israel and that he is a member of the world wide organisation called Alcoholics ... read more

Today I am back in Managua after two days of travel. I left Cahuita early on Thursday on a bus headed for Managua. About half way there our bus broke down so we waited on the side of the road to try and catch a ride on the buses passing by. Each bus was only able to take a few people but by the third bus we were all on our way to San Jose again! The rest of the ride was a rather uneventful journey standing in the isle of a bus named Marcopolo. My traveling seems to go much like a game of marcopolo. I call out and I cet responses in all directions, which are both helpful and confusing. However, in the end I always seem to make it to my destination even ... read more