Nicaragua has had more intense rainstorms this season than any other that anyone can remember. There has been a lot of flooding in the north and central Nicaragua, and the infrastructure which at best of times has shocking roads …have…
Ecological VICTORY in Nicaragua – RAAN housing will be bamboo
When Peta and I decided to start our Green Global Trek, we sought adventure, travel to exotic places and ecological impact. Nicaragua would become our home for several years and we sought to create a vehicle to anchor our professional…
World Bamboo Day in Nicaragua, as reported by the Nuevo Diario
Destacan en Granada sobre esa alternativa Celebran Día Mundial del Bambú Ingrid Duarte | iduarte@elnuevodiario.com.niI Esta casa modelo de bambú en el kilómetro 49 de la carretera Granada-Nandaime, fue concluida en febrero pasado. INGRID DUARTE / END Una nueva alternativa…
update of bamboo studio construction and run up to World Bamboo Day
Coming down to the wire on the construction of the bamboo studio, as tomorrow is September 18, World Bamboo Day. About one month back, I decided that it was important for Co2 Bambu to participate in a global effort to…
House calls…. a lost art?
I have been sick since Sunday night with a bad sore throat, congestion etc… and have been doctoring myself with daily raw garlic (yes am sure I do stink by now) and tea made from the leaves of Gauyaba and…
Guest blog entry by Maya
I once read in an issue of Travel & Leisure magazine that Nicaragua “is not flawless but it is perfect”. Judging by the photos that ran with the article I wasn’t too convinced by the statement, but now, after my…
The impact of positive thinking…
I have been saying for a while now, “We really need a vegetarian restaurant in Granada.” Nicaraguans typically eat a lot of meat and chicken with their gallo pinto. They also eat maduro which is a sweet banana cooked in…
A stranger is a friend you haven’t met yet.
If ever there was parental advice that I don’t agree with it’s the adage “Don’t talk to strangers.” In fact it is a well known statistic that most kidnappings or abuse to children are at the hand of a person…