Protecting the border, caravans, criminals and sovereignty. Most of this obtuse rhetoric targets people from three countries; Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. *It should be noted that for decades, US…

Yesterday I sat on a street corner in Cuenca, Ecuador and talked with Cesar from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He was sitting with his 5 year old daughter. His wife had gone…

Daniel Ortega: Christian, Socialist and United! I have been sad and a little surprised to learn of the recent violence in Nicaragua. Firstly, I would like to note, Nicaragua has…

Costa Rica & Nicaragua – Nature, Sun & History Come join us on this custom 7 night trip, in conjunction with Galeria Cubana. This trip highlights the very best of…

A statue to ‘Sandanista’ stands atop the hill ‘Superwoman’ Janice! Volcanos are still active in Nicaragua. Masaya is only 20 km’s from the capital Nicaragua’s very hot and very lush…

The ruined Cathedral in Old Managua Once again I have had the pleasure of travelling through all 6 Spanish-speaking countries of Central America. On this Travelsphere trip I was met…

Beautiful Granada, on the shores of lake Nicaragua Nicaragua is a very hot and very friendly country. In many ways its dramatic volcanic environment is an unfortunate place to wedge…

Its all yellow in the heated chair! As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring still feels very far away. I leave…

The Nicaraguan flag (as one could guess) It has been several years since I was last in Nicaragua and, like many academics of my generation, Nicaragua has always been more…