BY: ADAM THRUSH A new social initiative has launched in Nicaragua that focuses on the organization of communal spaces for the purpose of hosting makeshift libraries in rural Nicaraguan villages. ‘Barriotecas’ (literally translated to ‘neighbourhood libraries’) simply aims to provide…
Meet Alberto – the stone-carving hermit of Nicaragua who lives entirely off of the land
BY: JESSICA BEUKER There is a small, weathered shack on the side of a path in a valley in Nicaragua. It is part of the Tisey Estanzuela Natural Reserve, which lies just outside of Esteli. Tisey is a 23,000 acre…
In Nicaragua, Volcano Boarding Is A Real Thing
BY: PILGRIM Cerro Negro (Black Hill) is home to Nicaragua’s most intense boarding sport: Volcano Boarding. Imagine, smoke rising up from the crumbling rocks beneath your make-shift wooden board as you plummet 30 – 60 mph down the face of…