Cacoa

Here is the cacoa after roasting. One bowl has been shelled and the other is ready to be shelled. I tasted the roasted beans and they taste bitter and burnt. Hey, Cathy Duff I was thinking you might be able to tolerate munching on these!

Volunteer Work

May 20th 2010
Hi everyone, Life here is good on the Island. I have a routine this week. I have been getting up at 5 am when the birds are making lots of noise, having coffee and breakfast and doing volunteer work on the island. It has been hot and dirty work, but I am learning a lot and speaking as much as possible with Spanish speaking guests and the workers. I am also attempting to study 20 pages of my ... read more

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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

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