The Wanderings of busman7

As I had visited 4 Mayan sites already & Copan Honduras was out of the way & there wasn’t any thing else in Honduras that really piqued my interest decided to go straight to Managua Nicaragua then head for Granada which had been told was a must place to visit & I wasn’t led astray.

Not sure what I expected but Nicaragua is another country that shouldn’t be missed, think we are fed so much propaganda about Central America by the news media that our conception is all out of whack with reality. All the countries I have visited so far have problems but seem to have a handle on them & in the long run will give us a run for our money.

Nicaragua has a strong agricultural base & with the way Canada is building cities on it’s good farm land & forcing the small farmer off the land in favor of large corporate farms I can see the day when it’s going to be dependent on countries like Nicaragua to feed it’s people, a sad situation but if a radical change in policy isn’t made in the near future a distinct possibility. Really seems strange to see hay being baled when Xmas lights are up & have to go around combines on the road 2 weeks before Xmas.

Rain night before last & it broke the heat wave so temp is bearable now so toured the town today, another tourist town but definitely worth a visit. Also Managua is strange to see as it’s a city of 3 million with no high rise buildings, they learned their lesson from the earthquake in 1972 (I think).

Passed the volcano with steam coming out of the crater on the way here so didn’t bother going to see is but The Bearded Monkey where I am staying has a lodge, The Monkey Hut on Laguna Ayoro a lake in a volcano crater (the lowest point in Central America) where spent the day yesterday & it’s a super place. Oh yeah the Bearded Monkey makes the “monkey burger” the best burger in Central America.

Guess will chill one more day in Granada then head for Liberia, Costa Rica Monday as will be going by chicken bus this time as the Tica bus involves doubling back to Managua & then buying a ticket all the way to San José which is a bit of a rip off so just do like the locals & save about $30.

Should see the full moon from here it has to be twice the size of back in the cold country & looks like you could reach out & touch it, it’s so close. No nasty pollution in the way either just an amazing site, no wonder the Mayan’s were so into the stars.

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