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Nicaragua People Photography


Jesus, one of the elders in Murra, can often be found wandering the streets alone
Jesus, one of the elders in Murra, can often be found wandering the streets
Alberto Gutierrez, the creator and propriator of the Rock Plantation in Cerro Jalacate, which is located near Tisey in Nicaragua. The Rock Plantation is filled with dozens of wall and stone carvings Alberto has been working on by hand for decades.
Alberto Gutierrez and his stone art at the Rock Plantation in Cerro Jalacate, Tisey
Local farmer Carlos Arosman (second from right) and his workers after a hard day's work digging a pozo (well)
Local farmer Carlos Arosman and his workers after a digging a pozo (well)

Local children in Murra ride bags of rice like horses
Local children in Murra ride bags of
rice like horses
Alberto Gutierrez, the creator and propriator of the Rock Plantation in Cerro Jalacate, which is located near Tisey in Nicaragua. The Rock Plantation is filled with dozens of wall and stone carvings Alberto has been working on by hand for decades.
Alberto makes rock art in the mountains of Tisey
Goyo: A Nicaraguan farmer from Murra
Goyo: A Nicaraguan farmer from Murra
A man in San Gregorio, Nicaragua, gazes down proudly at his newborn son
A man and his newborn
in San Gregorio

Children in Paredes Abajo receive Rubella immunizations from Murra's doctors
Children in Paredes Abajo receive Rubella immunizations from Murra's doctors
Nayo (right) and his finca workers picking corn in the mountains of Murra
Nayo (right) and his finca workers picking corn in the mountains of Murra
Local women look up at falling confeti during a Fiestas Patronales on Isla Ometepe
Local women look up at confeti during a Fiestas Patronales on Isla Ometepe

Don Marcos hard at work in his pulpuria in Murra selling everything from candy to clothes, school supplies and hardware
Don Marcos hard at work in
his pulpería in Murra
Alberto Gutierrez, the creator and propriator of the Rock Plantation in Cerro Jalacate, which is located near Tisey in Nicaragua. The Rock Plantation is filled with dozens of wall and stone carvings Alberto has been working on by hand for decades.
Alberto takes a smoke break during his tour
Udelki: A 5 year old Nicaraguan girl from Murra
Udelki: A 5 year old Nicaraguan girl
Anna sits on a fort of discarded frijole husks in the mountains of Murra
Anna sits on a fort of discarded frijole
husks in the mountains of Murra

Local children in Murra use whatever garbage they find as toys
Local children in Murra use whatever garbage they find as toys
Carlos and his daughter Carlita enjoy a moment together outside of Carlos' finca in Mina de Plata
Carlos and his
daughter Carlita
Kelvin demonstrates the Nicaraguan nose scrunch, which means that you don't understand what the other person is saying
Kelvin demonstrates the Nicaraguan nose scrunch
Nayo, a Nicaraguan farmer, walks through his finca (plantation) with a log to make fire back home
Nayo, a Nicaraguan farmer, walks through his finca

Nayo, a farmer from Murra, shows off his freshly-picked yuca
Nayo, a farmer from Murra, shows
off his freshly-picked yuca
The local women of Murra show off their freshly-cooked nacatamales, which are often given as presents during Christmas
The local women of Murra show off their freshly-cooked nacatamales
A little girl in San Gregorio shows off a chichara bug she found
A little girl in San Gregorio shows off a chicharra bug she found

A bootleg CD venor takes a break from selling his wares at a bus station in Ocotal to have a snack
A bootleg CD vendor takes a break from selling
Junior carries a water jug
Junior carries a water jug
Udelki sets up a mini pulperia (general store) in front of her parents' shop to try and make a few cordobas on the side
Udelki sets up a mini pulpería
Local Murra boys playing dice in the street
Local Murra boys playing dice in the street

A local worker takes a break from making adobe bricks in the mountains of Nicaragua
A local worker takes a break from making adobe bricks
Jesus, an elderly resident of Murra, often walks miles alone from town to town on errands in the hot sun
Jesus, an elderly resident of Murra, often walks alone
A local man in San Gregorio
A local man in San Gregorio
Heidi makes dozens of fresh corn tortillas a day to sell and to feed her family
Heidi makes dozens of fresh corn tortillas a day

Local workers in Mina de Plata carry baskets arout their necks to pick coffee beans
Local workers in Mina de Plata carry baskets around their necks to pick coffee
A pair of friends take a break from walking through the mountains of Nueva Segovia
A pair of friends take a break from walking through the mountains of Nueva Segovia
One of the oldest women in Murra; her face speaks volumes about her tough life
One of the oldest women in Murra; her face speaks volumes about her tough life

Boys sell water on the side of the road in Managua to all the passing people and buses
Boys sell water on the side of the road in Managua to all the passing people and buses
The lips, not the hands, are often used to point to something...as demonstrated by Junior
The lips are often used to point to something
A resident of the mountain town of Murra
A resident of the mountain town of Murra
A little girl in Agua Calliente brings a full water bucket back from the well to her parents on top of her head
A little girl in Agua Caliente carries a full water bucket

One of the oldest women in Murra; her face speaks volumes about her tough life
One of the oldest women
in Murra
A San Gregorian boy chews on a dirty die
A San Gregorian boy
chews on a dirty die
A local man in Mina de Plata was the first member of the women's group in the town
A local man in Mina de Plata
Workers digging a hole for a well in Mina de Plata
Workers digging a hole for a well in
Mina de Plata

A San Gregorian girl shows off a cicada bug that she caught
A San Gregorian girl shows off a cicada
bug that she caught
A little boy in La Playa shows off for the camera
A little boy in La Playa shows off for the camera
Auxiliadora makes a cake in her kitchen in Murra
Auxiliadora makes a cake in her kitchen in Murra
One of the elderly residents of Murra
One of the elderly
residents of Murra


Nicaragua, Central America, Photos and Photography

Locations Covered: Murra, San Gregorio, Ocotal, La Playa, Somoto, Mina de Plata,
                                 Agua Caliente

Camera Used: Sony Cybershot DSC-H1, Canon Powershot A510

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