I often reflect on my first trip to Nicaragua. While in the town square of Leon, my wife and I stumbled upon a small bar/restaurant. While a cold beer was certainly attractive, what lured us to this particular watering hole was the festival happening on the streets. Why were they celebrating? Because the Nico’s had literally just stopped a fire the day before that was chewing up valuable acreage. The Nico’s and Nica’s are a

proud people, and their celebratory spirit showed just that. Nicaragua offers so much more than .85 cent beers. The warmth of the people exceeded that of the actual temperatures, and our dollar stretched further than any other destination in Latin America. I fear that Nicaragua will grow to be as popular as it’s neighbor Costa Rica one day, Hopefully you can get there long before that becomes reality!