Hotel Suyapa Beach Leon

... Central America or Mexico somewhere. This<br>happens often, and usually I quickly explain that I am half-Japanese<br>and that´s why I look funny. But, since I was still mad at him for not<br>letting me take his snowboard, I passively agressively told him that,<br>no, all my family lives in America. He kept insisting, and so did I.<br>Not exactly payback, but I felt pretty good about it. On the way out of<br>the park, we stopped at an extremely bizarre collection of cages. There<br>were two ...

... t been in forever. When at home, I pretty much go<br>every week or two; it´s one of my fave pastimes. I love everything<br>about it - the snacks, the previews, the people, the lights going down<br>-- the entire experience. It´s a totes escape. I tried to explain my<br>endless theories about the movies to Ted, but he isn´t that big of a<br>fan. So, I was delighted when he agreed to go with me tonight. The only<br>non-horror movie (neither of us can watch those awful things) out of<br ...

... one bites the dust." I thought that was some seriously ominous foreshadowing. I think being drunk helped though, because I was the first to volunteer to slide down the 41 degree slope after being given a set of directions which were not the easiest to follow under the circumstances. The volcano is named Cerro Negro and is the youngest volcano in Nicargua, and thus is still active. In some areas, the ground is so hot that you could ...

... in Leon is chaotic to say the least. There is a man with a megaphone that calls out different routes very loudly, there are people running in all directions, chickens crossing your path and everyone is trying to sell you something. Al and I were still feeling very precious about our personal space and couldnt really deal with it all and scampered off to a little open cafe on the outskirts of it all to have a cooldrink (Leon is HOT!) and try and figure out which ...

After the wonderful and relaxing time on the beach Devin and I headed to Leon to his birthday. I had planned to stay at a hostel for 3 nights and do some Volcano boarding for his birthday. It also worked out well because there was a festival the day before his birthday... so it was promising to be an exciting time!<br><br>Arriving in Leon Devin and I drove around and around for a few hours <br>looking for the hostel! It wasn't even that big of a city but ...

The drive to Playa Las Penitas was a mix of gravel and newly paved roads, across farmland that had views of 15 Volcanoes in the area. We arrived in this quiet town, which hugged a small bay, mid-afternoon. It was a small fishing village but was slowly being transformed into a tourist destination. There were a couple of hostels, a small store and a few restaurants available. We found a great spot right in the middle town with views of the bay and ...

... on top this is one of my favorite Central American dishes and it will be missed as I move on to countries with less creative foods (Argentina). A plantain smuggling business would be a gold mine to get these superior ones to the states but if caught by the authorities (DEA) they would probably think the plantains were filled with blow so maybe I should rethink this plan. <br>Next up is a quick stop in Granada and then Isla Ometepe.<br><br>

... to people for the last time and say goodbye. The people were sad we were leaving, especially the families that I have build a relationship with. Emilee and I got the address to one of the families and are going to send them a picture that we took with them &#8211; they were so excited. That was basically all we did, then Diana and I walked about 3 miles around the square here around the house &#8211; that ...

... where kids were playing marbles, and there were just a bunch of people sitting looking really bored. I ended up taking to a man and people around him for about 30 minutes &#8211; all in Spanish! It was awesome. I learned so much about him, others, and he learned some stuff about America. He was really nice, introduced me to his family&#8230; and all that =) The kids also said they liked baseball and football, but didn&#8217;t have a ball to play with! I ...

... for the making of Flor de Caña, renowned as one of the best rums in Latin America), bananas and peanuts, amongst many other crops.<br><br> The city's good connection with the port of Corinto and the city of León make Chinandega an important hub in the area. Large trucks carrying gasoline or sugar canes are a common sight.<br>Within the city, however, pedestrians and cyclists rule the streets.<br><br><br><br><br>