Features

Enchanting Sound of Dimensión Costeña

If you’re looking to try something new and you just love the Caribbean, you have to give Dimensión Costeña a listen. This fantastic Nicaraguan music group has already been active for 27 years and in that time they have even travelled the world and expanded their fan base way beyond their homeland.

Masaya Welcomes Visitors to its Annual Three Month Patron Saint Festivities

The Nicaraguan city of Masaya, fondly referred to as the “City of Flowers” and also known as the “Cradle of Nicaraguan Folklore”, is well into the swing of its three month-long patron saint festivities. Starting on 2 September with the celebration of the 169th birthday of the city, merrymaking will continue until December, incorporating traditional folkloric celebrations and Nicaragua’s national independence holidays, as well as local religious rituals and festivities in honor of the patron saint, San Jeronimo.

Nicaragua Explores Possibility of Joint Tourism Venture with Costa Rica

Nicaragua and Costa Rica both have many natural treasures that attract visitors from far and wide. These include volcanoes, tropical forests, vast lakes and an incredible variety of plant, animal and bird-life. In an effort to promote inter-country tourism, representatives from Nicaragua and Costa Rica are holding discussions with regard to the possibility of a joint tourism initiative between the two countries.

Nicaragua’s Beijing Olympic Update

Nicaragua has been waiting since 1968 to win a medal at the Olympic Games. It has been a goal that has eluded the courageous and hardworking athletes from the country in all of the last nine Olympic Games and for now, as the Beijing Olympics progresses, Nicaragua has placed its hope in the events that still remain. In 1996, the team came very close to the bronze medal, as the baseball team made it through to the semifinals, but tragically lost to the USA team. But all hope is not lost, as athletes and supporters back home hold onto the dream of winning a medal.

Museo Arqueologico Gregorio Aguilar Barea

The history behind the creation of the Museo Arqueologico Gregorio Aguilar Barea, or Archeological Museum Gregorio Aguilar Barea, started in 1949, when a group of students began to comb through the countryside in search of valuable artifacts and relics that were left behind by previous generations, forming part of the history of Nicaragua. The former mayor of Juigalpa, Gregorio Aguilar Barea, was the founder and the driving force behind the museum, and it is therefore named in his honor. The Museo Arqueologico Gregorio Aguilar Barea is one of the most treasured attractions in Juigalpa, as it is not only a link to the town’s heritage, but to that of Nicaragua.

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