¡Bienvenidos a Nicaragua!

Colorful storefront in Granada


Storefront in the central market of Granada


View of the cathedral near the Parque Central from Iglesia de la Merced, Granada


Iglesia Xalteva, Granada


Building along one end of the Parque Central, Granada


Bus station shot from the bus, Rivas


Quiet streets of Granada from a church bell tower


View from church bell tower (Iglesia de la Merced)


View from church bell tower


Iglesia de Guadelupe, Granada


View from halfway up Volcan Maderas, Isla de Ometepe
Owl butterfly feeding on ripe soursop (or is it sweetsop?), Ometepe


Politics are a big deal in Nicaragua


Kids stare at me here, too!


Volcan Concepcion, Isla de Ometepe


This graffiti is for Daniel Ortega, the current president and FSLN party member (you rmay remember them from 80s news reports as the Sandinistas. Well, they won.)


Moyogalpa, Isla de Ometepe - the island's biggest town.


Volcano evacuation route on Ometepe, which is made of two volcanoes (Maderas and Concepcion).


Sunset on Lago de Nicaragua from Charco Verde, Ometepe



Isla de Ometepe from a distance on the ferry across Lago de Nicaragua from San Jorge...the two volcanoes are usually topped with clouds.