With this Gallery I tried something different. Rather than grouping the images under topics I gathered them as a continuous visual experience of this special country. Sometimes colors connect one image with the next, another time shapes, contents or something more subconscious does - though it is not chronological.
I hope you like my way to introduce you to Nicaragua.
Please share your thoughts on this one.
On a side note: A pity with most of the pictures is their over-exposure - the reason being the very high light intensity that close to the equator which I didn't consider nor managed very well back then with my 'analog' SLR (2005).
Welcome to Nicaragua - Land of the Volcanos
and again: Welcome!
Granada
2nd oldest city founded by Europeans in Central America
Catedral de Granada
Casa de los Tres Mundos (former Casa de los Leones)
Plaza Central
San Francisco
...a train station for a country without tracks...
in background: Fortaleza de la Polvora
La Merced
Volcano Mombacho to the South
Lago de Nicaragua (also Cocibolca) in background, to the East
a few jewish graves
a quick refreshment outside before it goes...
on the road
in old us american school buses
ferry to the volcano island Ometepe
Volcano Concepción (foreground), Maderas in background
bus again
very helpful
this too
Volcano Concepción
where the coffee grows
an idyllic Finca to stay
an island with massive trees,...
massive toats,...
and black beaches
an enchanted volcano to climb (V. Maderas)
even misty in the crater
a 'mono negro' on the way back down
a memorable departure
and on the road again
Catarina - at rim of vulcano crater
Laguna de Apoyo - the crater lake
Souvenirs
Souvenirs ?
Souvenirs ??
for a ride
Masaya - Market Town
Malinche Tree
and another short trip to
Volcano Masaya
smoke rising from the constant pool of lava
pool of lava unfortunately not visible from visitor area
I really enjoyed the collection from Nicaragua, I visited the country at the beginning of the year and I think -as in your other collections- you captured the escense of the colors and the textures, specially I liked the ones taken on Granada, the sunset and the volcanos, and the ones reflecting shadows.