Category: Rio Blanco

the Nicaraguan Lawn Mower …

the Nicaraguan Lawn Mower …

I found this neat T Shirt while walking around one of the local markets in Managua and couldn’t resist getting it (especially since it was only $5).

And, actually the funnier part of this little story was …

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Rio Blanco, Nicaragua (May 2009)

Rio Blanco, Nicaragua (May 2009)

For this job we were based in the town of Rio Blanco of Matagalpa, or basically the furthest town east of Managua that is still on the pavement (even though our project was about 60 km further east … this was the closest town to base out of).
Rio Blanco is much more of a town then the people in Managua seem to have given it credit, and although it certainly is a little bit different then most towns I have stayed in, it is not all bad. Perhaps a little rough around the edges but it seems to have all the necessary basics that we need to operate with. …