A big thanks to The Expedition Shoppe for the great equipment and ongoing support! Photos of Nicaragua & Costa Rica Taken in 2008-2009 by Bradford Duplisea Part #3: Managua, Nicaragua Please wait a few seconds for the photos to download! Carlos Fonseca, founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Managua, Nicaragua Augusto César Sandino (middle), a Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion against America's military presence in Nicaragua between 1927-33. He is a hero throughout much of Latin America, where he became a symbol of resistance to USA. Also in the photo (left) is Nicaraguan Hero Rigoberto Lopex Perez, a poet and music composer who assassinated Anastasio Somoza García, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua, and José Leonel Rugama (right of Sandino), Nicaragua's famous guerrilla poet, and revolutionary hero Aileen Siu. Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician, author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader. Che played a pivotal role in the Cuban Revolution that deposed the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Managua, Nicaragua Salvador Allende (middle) was President of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the US-backed coup d'état of 11 September 1973, and other Nicaraguan heros including Benjamín Zeledón and Jose Benito Escobar. Managua, Nicaragua Billboard of Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega, Plaza de República, Managua, Nicaragua 59 foot tall monument of General Augusto Sandino, Nicaragua's national hero. The monument silhouette can be seen from miles away, and is lit at night. Managua, Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua Monument of General Augusto Sandino, Nicaragua's national hero. Managua, Nicaragua Monument of General Augusto Sandino, Nicaragua's national hero. 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Managua, Nicaragua Museum of Acahualinca, home to ancient fossilized Paleo-Indian footprints made some 6,000 years ago. Managua, Nicaragua Museum of Acahualinca, home to ancient fossilized Paleo-Indian footprints made some 6,000 years ago. Managua, Nicaragua Museum of Acahualinca, home to ancient fossilized Paleo-Indian footprints made some 6,000 years ago. 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