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Written by Ulises Huete
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Near Managua, there are some places where you can still appreciate the orographical features and diverse flora of Nicaragua’s Pacific region. Nevertheless, the roads that take you to these forests are only known by the people that live in the area. On this occasion, we invite you to tour part of this region on one of the most versatile and pleasant means of transportation: a bicycle. With “Las Puertas Mountain Biking” you will be able to choose from four action-packed routes with spectacular views.
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Written by Ulises Huete
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 Within the diversity of Latin American song, Nicaragua has a significant tradition of singers and song writers. As Argentina has its “tango”, Colombia the “vallenato”, Dominican Republic the “bachata” and Brazil its “bossa nova”, Nicaragua has the “Son Nica”. Francisco (Pancho) Cedeño, a pianist, arranger, orchestral director, musical producer, and ex-member of Pancasán and Tierra Brava, among other prestigious musical bands, tells us about the history and characteristics of the Son Nica.
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Written by Ulises Huete
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 Zapatera Island is the remnant of an extinct volcano formed on Nicaragua’s Pacific volcanic fracture. This ancient geologic structure was formed probably even before Lake Cocibolca. With a strait of water 2 to 5 km wide separating it from the coast, this rectangular-shaped island is the second largest island in Lake Cocibolca.
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Written by Ulises Huete
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Years ago, all the milk consumed in Nicaraguan homes was distributed by small cattle farmers that lived in the outskirts of cities. Every day, around five in the morning, farmers would go out to rural roads or city streets on horse-pulled carts to sell their milk. People, colloquially, call this unpasteurized milk “leche de vaca” (cow milk). After buying the milk from the farmers, people would boil the milk before consuming it, but they sometimes would set a portion aside in order to let it culture to make soured the milk.
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