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05/6/15
Basilica de San Sebastian, Ciudad de Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua,

Our Lady of Sorrows

La Dolorosa_Virgen de los Dolores, Basílica Menor de San Sebastián (2)Our Lady of Sorrows, “La Dolorosa” at the Basilica of Saint Sebastian in Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua
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04/11/13
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I love Nicaragua

Author: Anke Fängewisch
Photography: Jimmy D. Mendieta

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© Jimmy D. Mendieta. All rights reserved.
“…the true beauty lies in the people and what they represent, even in the midst of difficult circumstances.” – Anke Fängewisch

It was just a brief encounter in the middle of every day’s life, but it made me think afterwards. The sickly looking older woman asking for money on the street wanted to know where I was from. When I told her she was amazed. Why would I ever want to live here? Isn’t it much more beautiful in Germany? I explained that my home country is indeed beautiful, but that Nicaragua in my opinion is as well. She didn’t buy that. “It is not nice here”, she declared vehemently. I couldn’t agree and encouraged her to find the beauty in her own country. Back and forth we went, and even in the end there was just an incredulous “Do you really like it here?”

Shortly afterwards I am on my way home. On my faithful bicycle Continue reading →

03/11/13
Fiesta de San Sebastián 2013

Photos of San Sebastián’s Festival, Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua – 2013

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03/10/13
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Santiago’s Miracle

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Author: Dr. Armando Luna Silva
Photography by: Jimmy Mendieta
Translation by: Alejandra Palacio/Jeffrey Mendieta

Dr. Armando Luna Silva tells of a miracle Santiago performed enabling a girl’s recovery from a child’s paralysis.

Santiago’s Miracle

On the 20th of January of every year, the “Fiestas de San Sebastián” (Festival of Saint Sebastian) is celebrated in the city of Diriamba. The festival starts, the day before, with the popular procession “El Tope”, similar to the one that takes place during the “Fiestas de Santiago” (Festival of Santiago), the difference is that in Diriamba they are of a more colorful nature due to their folkloric dances.

The procession of “El Tope” enters the town through the “Torre del Reloj” (a street with a distinctive “Clock Tower”). On the door steps of their homes, families, gather in silence to contemplate the passing of the procession that slowly drowns itself in the noise of the afternoon’s landscape.  In one door was the Briceño family with their soul drenched in devotion. Continue reading →