For the last five months, we chronicled our travels through Nicaragua in great detail on this blog. By the sheer number of posts from this country, you can tell that we absolutely enjoyed our time there. And although we plan on coming back and writing more about this beautiful place, […]
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If you order a cup of Nicaraguan coffee in your town, there is a good chance that the beans used in preparing your drink will be from one of the fincas around Jinotega or Matagalpa. After all, this is a premier region for the renowned and much-sought shade-grown Nicaraguan coffee. […]
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On our second day at El Soccorro, at breakfast, we planned to ask our host, Edgar, if he could give us a coffee tour of his finca or recommend any other coffee tours in the area. But it turned out, we did not even have to ask. Edgar was super […]
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Several years ago, a coffee shop by my office had seasonal Nicaraguan coffee beans for sale. Coffee bags with big letters NICARAGUA had an image of a man in a blue shirt holding a basket of ripe coffee cherries. The name of the coffee was “Don Zeledon”, and the coffee […]
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We are not big “holiday” people. We can hardly be bothered to do much for most holidays, and usually use the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Christmas as long weekends for travel. But Thanksgiving has always had a soft spot in our hearts. Maybe because it’s the […]
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