Colonial Nicaragua

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - horse-drawn carriages line the street in front of #granada`s parque central with the towers and dome of the city`s #cathedral peeking above the tree-filled plaza 🇳🇮 ...

Punta Jesús Maria, Nicaragua 📍 - #selfie at the narrow sand spit of punta jesús maria near the town of #moyogalpa, with #ometepe`s #volcán concepción looming in the background 🌋 🇳🇮 ...

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - one of #granada`s other impressive churches, iglesia la merced, was built in 1534 and offers sweeping views of the city from it`s belltower 🇳🇮 ...

Managua, Nicaragua 📍 - the first thing you`ll notice about #managua is its trees - and I`m not talking about real ones, though the #city has plenty of those - but about the hundreds of huge, colorful, stylized #trees that line boulevards and enliven public spaces, called "árboles de la vida" or trees of life.  the playful trees are everywhere and add a lot of character and joy to managua! 🌲 🇳🇮 ...

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - taking in the gorgeous views over the rooftops of #granada from the bellower of #iglesia la merced 🇳🇮 ...

San José, Costa Rica 📍 - this is a "what am i doing here" #selfie.  after my flight to mexico city was cancelled due to airport flooding, i missed my connecting flight to managua, and the only way to get me there (the next day!) included an overnight stop in san josé, costa rica!  luckily, i love this #city - it`s my third time here, and is still as lively as i remember! 😉 🇨🇷 ...

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - my #sketch of the beautiful #cathedral of #granada, as seen from plaza de la independencia 🇳🇮 ...

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - close up view of the intricate details of the pretty #iglesia #xalteva, destroyed in the civil war of 1890 and reconstructed in 1921 🇳🇮 ...

Granada, Nicaragua 📍 - beautiful view over #granada and the granada #cathedral from the #belltower of the iglesia la merced 🔔 🇳🇮 ...

San José, Costa Rica 📍 - enjoying some `comida típica` in costa rica tonight - arroz con pollo, sopa de maíz y ayote and sea bass #ceviche. muy rico! 😜 🇨🇷 ...