La Conchita on La Celebracion de Purisima

This is la Conchita, the virgin Mary and a platter of candied apples. Look up La purisima to find out more. It is one of the biggest holidays in Nicaragua, religious of course.

Over the tile rooftops of Granda

The view from the bell tower of Iglesia Merced, over the rooftops of Granada, the Catedral de Granada, and beyond, to the waterfront of Lake Cocibolca

The Beautiful Miss Clare!

We found an amazing (though expensive!) restaurant in Granada, right on the square where Captain Morgan, the infamous pirate, set up 18 cannons in the 1700s, during one of the three times that Granada was sacked.

Amigos en Granada

We met up with some new friends who we met at Sundog Ecovillage in Potomac, MT (near Missoula). Hugh and Erika are traveling from Guatemala to Costa Rica. Checkout Sundog’s website too http://www.sundogecovillage.org/sundogecovillage.org/home.html

Edie’s Amiga Nueva

At lunch in Granada. Edie is wearing a handmade dress from the Masaya craft market.