Nicaragua ⁽²⁰⁾

On Sunday we took a short trip to the Masaya Volcano which is just 20 kilometers (about 12.5 miles) outside of Managua. The area actually includes two volcanoes and five craters. The Masaya Volcano is also known as Popogatepe ("mountain that burns") in the language of…

Along the way to Granada, former capital of Nicaragua and old Spanish colonial city, we stopped off at a small town up on the mountain called Catarina. From the top of the mountain in Catarina you are able to look down onto a volcanic crater…

Proprietor of Sal y Pimienta (Salt & Pepper) Since we arrived in Nicaragua, we have been in search of authentic Nicaraguan cuisine. A number of the restaurants in the area seem to attempt to produce food the tourists want but it results in bland imitations.

Car horns are to Managua what live jazz is to New Orleans. During our stay in New Orleans this year we enjoyed some of the finest local musical talent the world has to offer. Live music was on practically every corner, in every bar and…

When we travel we do not typically stay in hotels. Over the years of my professional life I have stayed in some of the finest hotels in the world and I enjoyed those excursions immensely. Everything I needed to conduct my business was at hand…