This might sound weird, but my grandma used to take me to the neighborhood cemetery to play when we were kids. While other kids played at the park down the road, I loved the cemetery games I’d play with my siblings and cousins. We’d visit our favorite ‘spirits’, reading their birth and death dates on […]
Nicaragua
Local Flavor: Pescado de Nicaragua
On Nicaragua’s Isla de Ometepe, fish reigns supreme as the number one protein source. And rightfully so! The volcanic island is surrounded by Lago de Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America. The plateful shown here was at a lovely lunch break in the the town of Altagracia during my recent community-based travel program there. […]
Photo Friday: Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
I’ve just returned from a magical two weeks in Nicaragua, and the beautiful island of Ometepe is where I spent the majority of my time. Though only about 100 square miles in size, it is home to two volcanoes which dominate the tropical landscape. Volcan Maderas is an extinct volcano blanketed with tropical cloud forest. […]