So often I have waaaay more photos than I can possibly post here in the blog, so here is a posting with just a few shots I've taken on our many drives around the country. Nicaragua is a beautiful place filled with winding roads often bordered by fields of sugar cane. Cows, horses, pigs and chickens (along with the occasional Guinea Fowl) graze alongside the roads crowded with speeding cars, bicyclists, pedestrians and plodding horse or ox carts. It's such a mix of people and animals and vehicles that I often wonder how they manage not to kill one another, but so far we have not seen any accidents, only numerous close calls. The season is the "wet" season now, so daily rain showers and occasional thunder storms are the norm, but this makes for a very green landscape.
Farther inland, volcanoes dot the countryside and several of them are active to some extent, although not flowing lava or spitting rocks for now.
Windmills are found in the area around Managua where the "gap winds" pass through low areas of land from the Caribbean to the the Pacific ocean.
The "Flame tree" is a beautiful ornamental tree often seen in Nicaragua. They produce a gorgeous display of color in late spring to early summer. Butterflies favor the bright blossoms, creating a living work of art.
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