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Nicaragua’s pocoyo: the master of camouflage

Nicaragua’s pocoyo: the master of camouflage
The “pocoyo,” or Common Pauraque, is a kind of nightjar familiar to anyone who has driven along Nicaragua’s dirt roads in the dark and seen the reflection of reddish-orange eyes in their car’s headlights as the bird squats on the...
May 20, 2013 · 3 Comments

Momotombo on tour with new music

Momotombo on tour with new music

Having concluded its eight-month “La Calaca” tour last month, Nicaragua’s funky-jazzy-electro-chichero music sensation known as “Momotombo” is starting a new tour to promote their forthcoming third disc. The concert tour kicks off Thursday May 16 at Managua’s Uruk Kalli bar...
May 15, 2013 · No Comments

‘Living Legends’ dance troupe comes to Nicaragua

‘Living Legends’ dance troupe comes to Nicaragua

Most university students right now are enjoying their summer break. Those who recently graduated are probably out looking for jobs, if they haven’t found one already.  But a group of students from Brigham Young University are on a different mission...
May 14, 2013 · No Comments

Global art project  to hit walls of Granada

Global art project to hit walls of Granada

U.S. Peace Corps Nicaragua Volunteers Kelli Stam and Benjamin Rojsuontikul are standing up for what they care about by contributing to a large-scale, global art project called “The Inside Out Project.” What Stam and Rojsuontikul care about is the strength...
May 13, 2013 · No Comments

2 new Rotary Clubs inaugurated in Nicaragua

2 new Rotary Clubs inaugurated in Nicaragua

SAN JUAN DEL SUR—Two new Rotary Clubs in Nicaragua have been accepted as chapters of Rotary International, one in Ciudad Sandino, north of Managua, and the other in San Juan del Sur, in Rivas Rotary’s District Governor Rodrigo A. Terran...
May 12, 2013 · No Comments

Nicaragua 2.0 to facilitate education debate

Nicaragua 2.0 to facilitate education debate

In an attempt to start a broader national debate on the state of education in Nicaragua and the direction the country needs to go to better prepare its students for the future, civil activist groups Nicaragua 2.0 is organizing an...
May 11, 2013 · 2 Comments

Granada connects at monthly meet and greet

Granada connects at monthly meet and greet

I always wonder about all of the new people and businesses in Granada. There are so many. The community has grown a lot since my arrival here in mid-2004. Back then, the road to Managua was at the end of...
May 8, 2013 · No Comments

Futbol Sin Fronteras, Euro Cafe to hold silent auction fund-raiser

Futbol Sin Fronteras, Euro Cafe to hold silent auction fund-raiser

On Friday, May 10 Fútbol Sin Fronteras will team up with Granada’s Euro Café to hold a Silent Auction and Dinner. Fútbol Sin Fronteras (Soccer without Borders) is a non-profit here in Granada that serves underprivileged girls, empowering them through...
May 5, 2013 · No Comments

US builds new cultural center in Managua

US builds new cultural center in Managua

U.S. Ambassador Phyllis Powers rolled up her sleeves and dabbled in a bit of masonry this morning by placing the foundation stone for the new Nicaraguan-North American Cultural Center (CCNN) that is being built in Managua. The new cultural center,...
May 2, 2013 · 1 Comment

Granada meet and greet this Friday

Granada meet and greet this Friday

This Friday, meet someone new and learn something new about the community in Granada. Don’t miss this Friday’s Granada Meet and Greet, which is growing every month. This month we will be talking about the future of the Granada Meet and Greet...
May 2, 2013 · No Comments

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