Scenes from Grenada, Nicaragua

This week's post will show some typical scenes of Grenada, Nicaragua. I took this photo from the balcony in front of our room at the sma...

The Spirituality of Nicaragua

We visited Granada, Nicaragua about this time one year ago.  At the time of our visit to one of the churches, there was a ceremony in progre...

Street scene and Cathedral in Grenada, Nicaragua

This is a typical residential street scene in Grenada, Nicaragua, with a volcano towering into the clouds on the outskirts of town. This is ...

Colonial Style in Granada, Nicargagua

The San Francisco Convent Cultural Center in Grenada houses a museum that includes a large collection of pre-Columbian statues that were fou...

Amazing Architecture in Granada, Nicaragua

Churches are usually among the major attractions of Spanish colonial cities, and that is true in Grenada, Nicaragua.  This is the Inglesia d...

Lake Nicaragua

We had a delightful tour of Grenada, Nicaragua, by horse carriage.   After hopping on and off to see the churches and other points of intere...

Architecture of Nicaragua

This is the cathedral on the main plaza in the center of Grenada.  It was originally built in 1583, but has been destroyed several times and...

Street Scenes of Nicaragua

Grenada, Nicaragua is a charming Spanish colonial city that entertains visitors with pleasures as simple as a morning walk to enjoy the scen...

Transportation and People of Nicaragua

Horse carriage rides are a popular way to see the Spanish colonial city of Grenada, Nicaragua.  We lined up a guide for the day and he lined...

Lake Nicaragua and Elegant Birds

Lake Nicaragua is huge.  Even though it is only about 1/2 hour from the Pacific, it drains into the Atlantic, and there is a unique species ...