Nicaragua the Masaya Volcano National Park Is Nicaragua's First and Largest National Park
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Nicaragua The Masaya Volcano National Park is Nicaragua's first and largest national park. It was founded in 1979. Within ten minutes of the Park is the farm estate called Los Altos which was our luncheon stopover. The Hacienda offers many cultural activities by local artists including music and dancing, pottery exhibitions and sales, tortilla preparation, hammock weaving and cigar making. Los Altos is a private community with a colonial‐styled hacienda, homes, chapel and other multi‐use buildings. The grounds have fruit trees, wildflowers, birds and animals. Our luncheon meal "Caballo Bayo" (Bay Horse) is a variety of Nicaraguan dishes served as a buffet (Mukui, a special occasion), traditionally in clay pots and wooden dishes. Ingredients: Shredded Chicken, Shredded Beef, Chorizo Sausage, Pork Rinds, Moronga (Blood Sausage), Pisque Tamales (a tamale that does not carry animal fat or meat or vegetables). To the mass of this Tamale is added a little ash and that makes it have a slightly dark color and a very special flavor. It is very different from what they do in El Salvador, Indio Viejo Stew (Chicken, Pepper, and Corn), Traditional Rice & Beans (Gallo Pinto), Refried Beans, Fried Cheese, Tortilla, Nica Soup (Cabbage Soup), Yucca, Mashed Pumpkin. Side dishes: Plantain Chips, Pico de Gallo, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Grated Cheese, Nica Salad (Cabbage Slaw) and Plantain Empanadas. Desserts: Arroz con leche (Sweet Rice), Pio V (Christmas Cake), Buñuelos (Fried Dough) and Cajet (Milk Candy). <mukulresort.com> The horses on the Hacienda were beautiful. Between 1552 and 1524, horses arrived in Nicaragua with the conquistadors. Horses were used mainly to transport the riches from the mines to be shipped back to Spain. Horses are not just for pleasure; in rural areas we still saw people on carts being pulled by horses. This photo program shares some scenes from Los Altos. Sources: http://www.ciudadhaciendalosaltos.com/, http://www.kubaokon.com/blog/quinta‐donald‐wedding‐photographer‐nicaragua, https://www.princess.com/excursion/exDetails.page?tourCode=SJ1‐230&t=&exType=S, https://mukulresort.com/blog/taste‐of‐nica‐how‐caballo‐bayo‐ captures‐the‐culinary‐traditions‐of‐central‐americas‐burgeoning‐travel‐destination, http://www.nicaragua‐community.com/horses/, http://flordecana.com/, https://www.famous‐smoke.com/cigars/nicaraguan‐cigars and https://saborapais.com/products/tamal‐pisque‐nicaraguense. acuri.net John R. Vincenti Los Altos Hacienda, Nicaragua .