Russell and I

Russell and I went to the chahuite (cropland) of Dora's family on the first weekend I was here. The property is a bicycle ride away from Altagracia and they grow mainly plantains and bananas but have a row of fruit trees (mango, orange, local fruits that we don't have in the US, limes, etc). There is a really yummy fruit tree that they take the leaves of to make this really refreshing green juice. They make a lot of "refrescos" or juices from local fruits, plus a boatload of sugar.

Fotos 2 and a little bit of news from Maggie's world

August 11th 2008
I thought I would tell my story in images...click on the photos for detailed captions. If the photos don't load at first press Refresh on the webpage and they should come. Be patient, there are a lot of them! Here is a good map (click on it to zoom) for you to follow on with my island journeys to different towns: http://www.nicatour.net/en/nicaragua/Ometepe.asp P.S. I updated the captions of ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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