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| Our last stop of the day was the National Zoo and frankly I wasn't expecting much. To my surprise, it's actually quite nice and it's hard to beat the price. 15 Cordobas (75 cents) for entry to the zoo and 5 Cordobas (25 cents) for parking. It's hard to complain about not getting your money's worth when the whole deal only costs a dollar. |
Leo The Lion |
Welcome To The National Zoo |
The Entrance |
75 Cents For Adults |
Pretty Tucan |
Cerdos |
Pretty Trees |
Turkey Vultures |
Monkey |
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The zoo has a lot of cats from all over the world. I really was only expecting to see animals from Nicaragua but they do have their fair share from Africa, North America, etc. The other thing they have a great collection of is birds. I really hadn't realized that Tucans are native to Nicaragua but they are.
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Big Cat |
Big Crocodile |
More Big Cats |
Sleeping Cat |
Juniett Taunting The Goats |
My Wife Likes Animals |
A Deer |
Sleepy Tiger |
Please Dont Feed The Monkeys |
| The one disappointment was that the butterfly garden was closed. I was in a few of them before in Costa Rica and they really are quite amazing. This time of year (September) Nicaragua is literally overrun with butterflys. When driving in Chontales this time of year it honestly looks like it's snowing because there are so many butterflies. |
No One Reads Signs Here |
Peacock |
The Butterfly Garden |
Friendly Parrot |
Pretty Bird |
Juniett Taunting The Bird |
Pretty Flowers |
Parking Was A Quarter |
Park Here |
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On the way home we had to make a stop at the mercado Huembes so my wife could buy a pig. I wasn't real sure why we needed a pig but I've learned it's best not to ask silly questions in Nicaragua. I've seen these pigs in the mercado before and really just thought they were trinkets for tourists. It turns out that it's the custom in Nicaragua to get one of these a few months before your birthday and keep it in your house. During the weeks before your birthday people are supposed to put money in it and then on your birthday you smash it open and see how much loot you collected.
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Buying A Birthday Pig |
The Pinata Store |
Bright Colored Dyes |
Mercado Huembes |
Mercado Huembes |
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