Category: CentralAmerica
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A City You´ve Never Heard Of
In 1971, Managua´s downtown looked to be a happening place. Office buildings and bustling markets set around large parks, palaces, and cathedrals were all set on the shores of Lago de Managua. In 1972, an earthquake levelled the city and many years of war followed. Today, ¨downtown¨ is filled with empty lots, a tent city,…
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Riding the Spine
Every once in a while, we meet some truly interesting people in our travels. These guys take the cake, and we couldn´t resist sharing their story. 19 months into their dirt road bicycle trip from the top of Alaska to the bottom of South America, they have gotten cholera, been arrested by undercover FBI agents…
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In the Clouds
When hiking in mud, the first time you fall, it hurts. The second time you fall it hurts your pride. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th times it´s really funny. When the trail is a waterfall of mud, it´s even funny the first time. We laughed 8 hours up and down Volcano Maderas. The gaggle of…
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Beisbol
As a side effect of staying in one of the cheapest places in town, we are sharing our digs with a 9-year old baseball team in town for a baseball game. Our plans for the day fell through, so we decided to check out their game. Lo and behold we end up at the semi-finals…
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The wheels on the bus…
We arrived in Nicaragua this morning. We´ve been in 3 yellow school buses already. Now, we´ve made it to the colonial town of Granada where we´ll settle in for a couple days lounging on finely carved chairs in shaded courtyards. First impressions: Much more laid-back and calm than we expected. In the most touristed town…
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End of the Line
New England is throwing us a farewell party with a foot of snow. We will be giving ourselves plenty of time to trudge through it down to New York in time for our 2:30 am flight on Tuesday. The reality of leaving home until April hasn’t quite sunk in yet. Packing up our old familiar…
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Que Pasa?
We have been prompted by our very supportive friends and family to continue documenting our successes and failures of traveling. We booked a flight to Managua, Nicaragua for January 15th. This time, we even booked a return flight. Now we just have to figure out how to get to Guatemala City by April 3rd to…