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Lots of happenings at the Mariposa over the Xmas period, photographed by Steve Pollock, one of the Spanish students who celebrated the festivities with us and kindly said we…
Lots of happenings at the Mariposa over the Xmas period, photographed by Steve Pollock, one of the Spanish students who celebrated the festivities with us and kindly said we…
This blog may well be the nearest I get to wishing everyone out there – old friends, new friends and friends of the Mariposa a very happy Xmas and…
PANAMA PRE-SCHOOL UPDATE – 5th October 2008 Last Friday was a very special day – the current group of guests at the Mariposa helped to organise the inauguration…
Municipal elections are due to be held in Nicaragua in November. On the global scale they won’t register as of much importance but actually they, as everything here, reflect…
The Chocoyo, commonly known in other parts of the world as the parakeet, is a beautiful breed of bird native to Nicaragua. It lives, breeds and feeds in the…
By: Kathleen Gordon Translation By: Camilla Born In the small village of San Juan Del La Concha, Nicaragua, tucked somewhere between the winding road to La Concha and the…
The last two weeks at the Mariposa have been thought provoking to say the least. We just had our first tropical storm – Alma was its name – ie…
Its been a good while since I did my first blog and I am not convinced I remember sufficient of the technology to manage it again…..life in the Mariposa…
I have been heavily lobbyied and finally persuaded that blogging is a good way to stay in touch with people. So here goes….. Overall, the Mariposa is up and…