Beach of San Juan del SurLunch in a bagPacking luggage on top of the chicken bus.Inside the chicken busPublic Transportation can get quite crowded but it is cheap
Leon
Central Park, LeonCathedral of the Assumption of MaryGigantonas and an EnanoSopa de lecheTrim and the El Viejos. Trin is wearing the “Life is Good” T-shirt.Trin trying to hit the piñata on New Years Eve.Dodging the fireworks on New Years Eve.
Telica Volcano
Trail to Volcan TelicaVolcan Telica Nicaragua
Somoto Canyon
Somoto CanyonSomoto Canyon
Tisey Nature Reserve
Tisey Estanzuela Natural Reserve, near EsteliAlberto GutiérrezThe carvings of Alberto Gutiérrez.Hitching companion
Waslala
View on the way to WaslalaBuilding teams from the U.S.A.Trail to one of the home builds.No worries about liability or regulations. Just use ingenuity or each other to get the job done.
Corn Islands
Beach on Little CornEmerging from the plastic on our way to the Nica coast from El Rama.Big Corn IslandOur hostel on Big Corn Island
Ometepe
Ometepe Island as seen from the shore of Lake Nicaragua near RivasOmetepePhoto credit: Perrine HuygheCows on Ometepe
Other scenes from Nicaragua
FSLN: Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional. The current ruling political party referred to as the SandinistasMolotov Man: Rendition of an iconic Meiselas photo, on a wall in the town of Somoto. I wonder what Pepsi thinks of this.Laguna de Apoyo, near GranadaOpen Market in Matagalpa
Retired from Corporate America at the age of 43 along with her husband Trinity. In 2016 they sold their home to begin a nomadic life of slow travel. Bonnie writes of their experience on the road in each country. Subscribe to follow her stories here.
9 thoughts on “NICARAGUA: Photos from the Road”
John Steg
Wow. Great travelog. It’s got to be difficult for a country to rebuild after such devastation. I don’t imagine there’s much international investment.
They’re is a LOT of investing, the growth from outside money is Big. The Government has programs that make it easier. Much of what was said was a backpackers opinion only, that’s OK but sometimes misleading in many ways.
Hi Ralph, Thank you for posting. I was only there for 80 days so my view is limited. I did see a lot of outside money being invested. Many will probably do great, personally I’m not ready to take that risk, too many stories from locals on personally being threatened by the government to do things his way. Looking forward to more comments from you.
It is so interesting to hear about places I don’t often think of as a place to travel or vacation (not “typical). I too have learned, from international travel, to appreciate building and electrical regulations we have here in USA.
It makes me appreciate the rules on one hand. On the other hand I like the freedom, freedom however requires personal responsibility (which I wish there was more of)
This was a great blog. I, too, have come to appreciate what we have in the U.S. I feel that people need to travel in a foreign country to truly appreciate America. Keep the blogs coming.
Wow. Great travelog. It’s got to be difficult for a country to rebuild after such devastation. I don’t imagine there’s much international investment.
Thank you John! It can be hard for investors as the labor laws make it very difficult on business owners.
They’re is a LOT of investing, the growth from outside money is Big. The Government has programs that make it easier. Much of what was said was a backpackers opinion only, that’s OK but sometimes misleading in many ways.
Hi Ralph, Thank you for posting. I was only there for 80 days so my view is limited. I did see a lot of outside money being invested. Many will probably do great, personally I’m not ready to take that risk, too many stories from locals on personally being threatened by the government to do things his way. Looking forward to more comments from you.
I reiterate, a mob run government who kills people for speaking their minds. Very sad to see the current state of affairs right now.
It is so interesting to hear about places I don’t often think of as a place to travel or vacation (not “typical). I too have learned, from international travel, to appreciate building and electrical regulations we have here in USA.
It makes me appreciate the rules on one hand. On the other hand I like the freedom, freedom however requires personal responsibility (which I wish there was more of)
This was a great blog. I, too, have come to appreciate what we have in the U.S. I feel that people need to travel in a foreign country to truly appreciate America. Keep the blogs coming.
Thank you, glad you are enjoying. My hope is that more people will travel:)