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68Guillen, Castro and a History Lesson
Ozzie Guillen says a lot of stupid things. Everyone angry over his Castro comments needs to climb down off of their high horse and read a history book.
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75Photos of Nicaragua: The Islands of Granada
Photos of the Isletas, or Islands, of Granada, Nicaragua, including Monkey Island, birds, submerged islands and vacation homes in the area that has 365 islands total.
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76My Five Favorite Foods from Nicaragua: Eating my way through the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Without fail, the question arises. Or maybe I should call it an assumption rather than a question. I’ll be visiting friends and family from the US, and we’ll inevitably be talking about life in my current home of Nicaragua. At that point, if any...
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66Taking the Road Less Traveled: 5 Suggestions for Jogging in the Third World
Being an avid runner from the great state of Colorado, I had always found a world of opportunity at my doorstep. The city of Denver alone had more than 850 miles of paved recreational paths, and that wasn’t even counting the seemingly endless...
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73Watching the Shirts Go By: A Great Way to Pass Time in the Developing World
A couple of weeks ago, while picking up a bag of clothing from my local laundromat, I noticed a t-shirt that one of the employees was wearing. The shirt was solid black with large white letters: F*** YOU, YOU F***ING F***ER! “Wow”, I said,...
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77Frightening Rate of Kidney Failure Amongst Sugar Plantation Workers in Nicaragua
Sugar plantation workers are dying in their thousands in northwestern Nicaragua. The rate of kidney failure among them is frightening, and no-one seems to know why it is happening.
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81Hammocks with a Purpose
It's easy to think, when you first walk into Tio Antonio's hammock shop in Granada, Nicaragua, that it's just one more tourist-oriented tienda. More interesting than most, of course: the hammocks are actually being made here, by young men and women,...
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60Coming Home (Nicaragua Tourist version)
My favorite part about hanging out in Granada, Nicaragua, I realized tonight, was walking home in the dark after a couple beers in the tourist section of town. I'd usually leave the bar somewhat depressed: I couldn't speak Spanish well enough to...
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66Village Idiot and the Big Underwear
If you've seen the film “American Beauty,” you'll never forget the scene in which Lester Burnham (played by Kevin Spacey), having quit his job as an advertising reporter in disgust at the fact-massaging and brown-nosing expected of him, tells...
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56Empire's Workshop?
It's odd to be reading a book like Empire's Workshop while in Nicaragua – odd, but appropriate. Millions of Americans will find steam coming out of their ears when they put the book down – it's appalling to be reminded of all the Central and...
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