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...thing. But Nicaragua has its own folklore of blood-sucking monsters. From tales of the infamous chupacabras - the mythical alien, kangaroo, batdog that feeds on the blood of goats and chickens - to the lesser-known comelenguas, an unseen beast that feeds on the tongues of sleeping cattle, most Nicaraguan farmers can hold their own when it comes to telling vampire stories around a campfire. But, perhaps just like The X-Files, there could be an element of truth to some of the legends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could There be Real Monster Bats? | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...leaders will eventually follow their ally Chavez's lead and seek the right to run for re-election indefinitely. Elsewhere, political watchers are waiting to see if Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, along with her predecessor and husband, Nestor Kirchner, will try to get term limits relaxed as well. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Chávez Win Means for Latin American Democracy | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...section of Managua. Nelson will consult for Freddy y Joel's and serve on our board, and we will name our cupcake line Pedacitos, which may or may not mean sprinkles in Spanish. I told Nelson she could have 2% of the company if we go public on the Nicaraguan stock exchange. I did not, however, tell Freddy this or check to see if there's a Nicaraguan stock exchange, so Nelson shouldn't get too excited. Freddy did like the rest of the plan, though I needed, to my great surprise, to explain who Oprah Winfrey is. Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cupcake Kings Go Global, With a Little Help From Joel | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...order to cope with this, the Ceramics Micro-Enterprise Project supplies the resources and the tools to re-facilitate traditional Nicaraguan craftsmanship...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ceramics 101: The Art of Change | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...danger, however, lies in imposing too much of an outside influence on the society the program aims to help. But Sancken stresses that volunteers will first become familiar with Nicaraguan culture, and that the people behind the project will achieve cultural awareness before they implement their program...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ceramics 101: The Art of Change | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

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