Tag: Nicaragua

In the Ring of Fire

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As we approached the coast of Nicaragua in the early, pale dawn, what appeared to be wafting clouds above the peak of the volcano that dominated the horizon was actually smoke puffing from the crater. With the recent news of a volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand that tragically caused fatalities to cruise…

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Pride of Nicaragua

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We were warmly greeted at the port of Corinto by shy, pretty girls in native dress and a marimba band with guitar, güiro, a Latin merengue rasp-like percussion instrument, and guitarilla, a small guitar like a mandolin, playing for our pleasure and their hope of monetary offerings. With a population of about 16,000, the small…

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