16 September 2008 | Philadelphia City Paper
“En Nicaragua, no vive, sobrevive,” says Francisco, an affable and warmhearted pharmaceutical delivery man in his 40s. In Nicaragua, we don’t really live, we merely survive. It’s a mantra I’ve heard various times these past three weeks here in the largest nation in Central America, where almost 50 percent of adults are underemployed.
26 August 2008 | Philly Skyline
On Friday, we found ourselves in front of the National Palace, in the middle of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the August 22, 1978 ceding of power by the dictator Somoza. Red and black Frente flags were everywhere and union members chanting “the people united will never be defeated.”
12 August 2008 | Philly Skyline
In this country without street addresses — directions are given as “the green painted building two blocks up from the central park” or “cross the bridge, there’s a tree, the bus will pick you up there” — and where vendors come door-to-door selling everything from mangoes, milk, and pitaya (a fruit that looks like an artichoke, the color of a beet and tastier than a kiwi)...