Blog Archive

Nicaragua: Meet the “Coyote” or Independent Money Exchanger

Want a good exchange rate while you’re in Managua? Find yourself a “coyote.” [Read more after the jump.]

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Nicaragua: My Father, Somoza, and The Revolution

Towards finding an answer to why my family left Nicaragua near the culmination of the Sandinista Revolution. [Read more after the jump.]

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Nicaragua: Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua

An architectural masterpiece with a surprising reputation. [Read more after the jump.]

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Nicaragua: Sun God of the Subtiava People

A famous effigy found in the Subtiava Church. [Read more after the jump.]

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Nicaragua: The Great Earthquake of 1972

A beautiful city left ruined and scarred. [Read more after the jump.]

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The First Harpsichord In Nicaragua

A backstory. [Read more after the jump.]

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Nicaragua Podcast #1: Introduction

Part of a narrative series that recounts my return, after three decades, to the country where I was born. [Listen after the jump.]

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Nicaragua: About that ink-stained thumb

Proof of voting in the general election. [Read more after the jump.]

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Video: Gabrieli Young Singers’ Scheme

A new initiative for young vocalists. [More after the jump.]

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Hotel Casa Vivaldi

An unexpected name seen in Granada, Nicaragua. [More after the jump.]

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