Now, the pictures from the presentation of the marching bands are up on the blog, along with a picture of me on top of a hill that overlooks my site of San Isidro. The band pictures are on the right hand side of the page after scrolling down past my mailing address, desclaimer, blog archive etc...Enjoy.. This weekend is the celebration of the day of independence of Nicaragua that occurs on Tuesday, September 15. Yesterday, I witnessed the passing of a Torch from a community called Las Mangas (about 12 km away from Sn. Isidro) to San Isidro. This was part of a Torch Relay that in theory begins in Guatemala and passes through all of the Central American countries ending in Costa Rica to celebrate the Independence of the Central American Countries. But this year with the military coup in Honduras, the torch bypassed that country and so, the torch relay that I watched was more of a symbolic gesture for the patriots of Nicaragua. Unfortunatley, I did not have my camera when I observed various youth (high schoolers) running with the torch down the highway from Las Mangas and through three other smaller rural communities before arrving at the central park of San Isidro, but nonetheles it was a thrilling experience, as I rode in the ambulance from the health center leading the torch and flag bearers as they ran. Here are some links to learn more about the Torch Relay of Central America.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6744940.html
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/09/15/central-american-countries-celebrate-independence/1085/
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