The Pearl Cays are a beautifully fragile set of sandbars and coral reefs with a few palm trees dotting the tops, all located just off the coast of Pearl Lagoon. A few years ago locals were surprised to learn that this communal fishing area had been suddenly sold to international investors who started building houses [...]
An article by Adam Clarke from the Nicaragua Dispatch: LITTLE CORN ISLAND—Canadians coming to Nicaragua is actually pretty common, especially in the colder winter months when the lure of a Central American/Caribbean vacation is only a few mouse clicks away on your favorite travel site. The voyage usually consists of a connecting flight in the [...]
Introducing the first issue of the survival guide to the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, the RightSide Guide magazine! It’s 32 pages packed with information on activities, transport schedules, upcoming festivals and more for the Corn Islands, Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon and Greytown. This edition will be 1,000 copies and, starting in 2013, will be printed every [...]
He was a heavyweight contender born into a family of boxers from a tiny community on the Caribbean coast. Now he is a man on the run, wanted for murder. Evans Quinn It’s been an interesting few months watching this story unfold. Admittedly this post is a bit early because the situation has not been [...]
…continued from Part 2 Bankukuk (Punta de Aguila) We hit the beach and noticed it was not the same broad, sandy beach south of the river. It wasn’t even narrow and rocky. In fact, there was no beach. The waves came directly up to mangrove trees. The sand rose up sharply to meet the mangroves, [...]
…Contintued from part 1 We had talked about getting an early start but were in no hurry to wake up. The previous day had been hard hiking though the muddy jungle, capped with a long, cold and wet return trip to San Juan. We were exhausted upon arrival that evening, but knew it was a [...]
Introducing Pearl Lagoon, the latest novel by Eric Timar. On the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua in 1926, U.S. expatriates manage fruit plantations, timber companies, and gold mines. When a stunning local woman named Dorette Fox entangles herself with two Americans, the desultory love triangle combined with an escalating civil war results in murder. Cordell Fletcher, [...]
“No, you aren’t invited!” Tbone looked at me with a blank expression…he is a tough guy to read. I explained that it isn’t him personally, but I had spent months planning this trip for two people, Guthry and myself, and three was a crowd. We had planned to walk along the coast to San Juan [...]
This is a collection of fascinating information sent to me by Papatara, who has been living in a miskitu village in the RAAN for years. He was nice enough to clarify information about the places written about in a previous post: Drug Smugglers, She-males and Thieves: Bluefields to Puerto Cabezas to Waspam. It really makes [...]
By Papatara — A short time ago my adoptive son Seferino (who recently turned forty) and I were talking about how the frogs and toads that live around us in Alamikamba like to climb up on the wooden porch of the hotel at night to feed on bugs. One of the frogs in particular actually [...]
(Editor’s note: This post was originally an email to someone that had a very strict spam filter. I thought, instead of removing the references to work-at-home programs and erectile dysfunction pills and resending to one person, perhaps I should share with everyone. Without the spam references, of course.) Just two weeks ago was the big [...]
Sandy Bay Sirpe is a miskitu village on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua that does well to keep its head down after a long history of civil war fighting, hurricanes and drug smuggling. Of all the stories the locals tell, it is the one of the deadliest funeral that reminds them that they are just [...]
My uncle has a fireworks stand. He has been in the biz for nearly 20 years and always gave the nephews a bag of colorful explosives every Independence Day. Old traditions run deep. There was no way I was going to let the fourth slip by without lighting something on fire just as my revolutionary [...]
…continued from part 2 Looking for rides is a real test of patience and attitude. You have to be willing to wait days, ever at the ready, for a boat that may leave with 5-mintues notice. I was nearly ready to give up heading south when I found a guy going to Walpa Siksa with [...]
…continued from part 1 YATAMA: Sons of Mother Earth The next day we went on a mission to find some cool souvenirs and decided on YATAMA shirts. YATAMA is the political party of the Miskito Indians and they hold a very strong presence in the area. We made our way to the house of the [...]
Casey, that's who. I have been living on the Caribbean coast since 2008. I love introducing people to this little part of the world!
