Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Nicaragua
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I had a student who had been working in Peace Corps in Nicaragua and we were trying to meet up when I was in the country. We could not find a time/place that would work so we gave up. I was out with my group and who walks into the restaurant with her boss–we got…
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It was one of those moments in life you look back on and are happy you did ok. We knew we had to say thank you in Spanish (my Spanish has always been weak). I was a bit surprised when my group thrust the microphone in my hands and basically said “you got this.” I…
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I was traveling with a group of college administrators and we spent a night with a family on a coffee plantation. I was trying to help with breakfast, but I think these women thought that I was more trouble than help. (Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2007)
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Granada is one of the oldest cities in the Americas and was established over 500 years ago. The Cathedral is one of the centerpieces of the city. This was before the interior was repainted yellow. (Granada, Nicaragua 2004)
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My first trip to Nicaragua was in 2003. Granada was a city that was being refurbished and renewed for tourists. The cathedral are the spires in the background had not been repainted with their distinctive yellow with melon-colored domes. (Granada, Nicaragua 2003)
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A colleague shot this photo of me (white hat) walking down the mountain of a coffee collective in Nicaragua. I often think of this place and how coffee is grown when I am in my local coffee shop. (Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2007)
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I found this sculpture of Sandino to be powerful because it lacked physical detail as it overlooked the city. (Managua, Nicaragua, 2007)
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