werd. my aunt was a sandinista, and her big ass house was one that was "nationalized" during the revolution. its a trip becuase my mom still goes on to tell people how my aunt stole it. LOL
My mom can also recount the events that transpired during that era pretty vividly.
Most Nicas remember the Somoza years, the 1972 earthquake, the Revolution, and the Sandinista Regime pretty well (all these things affected the whole population in some way or another).....most conversations with older folks end up with debates regarding these same topics.
WHITE DEVIL said:
I fucked with this Nicoya chick who talked a whole bunch of shit about that.
I despise the use of the word "Nicoya" as a reference to Nicaraguans, especially when it is used by us (Nicoya was an indian chief). The correct term is Nica(s)--short for Nicaraguan--please use it.
My mom can also recount the events that transpired during that era pretty vividly.
Most Nicas remember the Somoza years, the 1972 earthquake, the Revolution, and the Sandinista Regime pretty well (all these things affected the whole population in some way or another).....most conversations with older folks end up with debates regarding these same topics.
Ah, fair enough. All you have to say to a pom is 'too bad the Aussies completely killed you in the cricket - it didn't take them long to get the ashes back'. Not that most of you know what I mean by that...
Nope. Here are the meanings of all the symbols on the coat of arms: The five volcanoes represent the five Central American countries(GT, HN, SV, NI, CR), the rainbow represents peace and the phrygian cap represents freedom.
and the sun and the triangle and the light behind the eye at the vertex of the triangle. pull out a 1$ bill and look on top of the pyrmamid. im not trying to teach a class i just thought it was funny to point out how its almost uncanning.