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 📍 - a horse and #carriage wait for passengers in front of the #cathedral in the elegant #city of #granada.  said to be the first `european city` in mainland america, granada was founded in 1524 and named after the spanish city of granada 🐎 🇳🇮 ...

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 📍 - -a row of #colorful houses along calle real #xalteva in the colonial #city of #granada 🇳🇮 ...

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

Ometepe, Nicaragua 📍 - a hike through #ometepe island`s nature reserve of charco verde leads you to the beautiful secluded #beach of playa balcón, with a view of one of the #island`s two volcanoes, #volcán maderas 🌋 🇳🇮 ...

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