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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Adiós for now Nicaragua--a place, it seems, where the revolutionary fervor exhibited in this monument now exists only as a symbol, cynically manipulated by former idealists to maintain their current power, and yet also a stunningly beautiful place I have fallen for, and whose people and history fascinate me (and a place which I hope to return to soon, and often):


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Last day in Nicaragua: Drive from Esteli to Managua, via San Rafael del Norte & Jinotega


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Pulperia Rosita, San Rafael del Norte, Nicaragua


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Cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua



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Monday, May 20, 2013

Somoto, Nicaragua: Former Sandinista fighter tells us how he infiltrated the Contras, posed as one of them & had to feign happiness when they told him they had killed a man who happened to be his nephew



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Northern Nicaragua: A 3 hour hike leads us through Somoto Canyon, a place undiscovered by outsiders until 2006:



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A drive through northern NIcaragua where we see: a horse, a turkey, a Pentecostal church, and a quick glimpse at what happens when the front axle falls off your big rig:





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Sunday, May 19, 2013

León, NIcaragua: Museo de la Revolución




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León, Nicaragua: Drive-by Church Shootings



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León, Nicaragua



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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Alessio Casimirri serves lunch at the Cueva del Buzo restaurant in Managua as his 87 year old mother shows us pictures of herself with various popes




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What you see when you walk up to an active volcano and look inside:






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Leaving Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua



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Granada y Las Isletas, Nicaragua





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Friday, May 17, 2013

Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua



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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Flying to Nicaragua, via Miami


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Sunday, May 12, 2013

My brother's arm


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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mike Davis examines igneous rocks in my front yard while two flamingos discuss the death of their friend


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