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Granada, Nicaragua
www.casasilas.com
from Canada/US 1.905.228.3327
in Nicaragua 8358-5852
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Casa Silas offers you a very comfortable Queen size bed and ensuite bathroom with hot shower. Our rooms are equipped with air-conditioning and ceiling fans, and also feature skylights for a gentle wake up call from the Nicaraguan sunrise and the parrots outside your window.
The rooms look out upon the courtyard garden and swimming pool. Your most difficult decision at Casa Silas will be whether to have a morning dip in the pool before or after coffee. In addition to coffee we also offer a selection of fresh, local fruits, jams, pastries and heartier breakfast fare to start your morning of exploring. We also offer nightly turn down service, mini bar, complimentary high speed internet, and VoIP free telephone calls to the US, Canada and Mexico. Laundry service is available.
Full concierge services are also available, including airport shuttle, car rentals, or Spanish lessons. Of course, we would be happy to help you arrange a walking tour of the city, a boat cruise of Las Isletas or if you prefer to explore on your own, we can arrange for a driver to take you to Volcano Mombacho or Volcano Masaya. There are also the artisan markets of Masaya or the pottery cooperatives of San Juan de Oriente. You won't want to go home empty-handed. We'll see you soon.

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August 16, 2009

Carla's Song

I picked up a copy of this film a little while ago. It's one of my favourite films in our guest DVD library dealing with Nicaragua's history. We also have a Criterion edition of Alex Cox' "Walker" starring Ed Harris, and several wonderful documentaries.

Carla's Song tells the story of the relationship between George, a free-spirited Scottish bus driver and Carla, a Nicaraguan refugee who is adrift in Glasgow. The setting is 1987 and in Carla's home country the Contra rebels are continuing their assault on the people and their Sandinista government. As George's feelings for Carla deepen, he believes the only way for her to overcome the traumas that haunt her is to return to her homeland. But will she be able to bury the ghosts of her past and stay close to George?

http://www.sixteenfilms.co.uk/films/film/carlas_song/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115832/

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May 16, 2009

Ken Loach :: On Filming In Nicaragua

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May 15, 2009

Dúo Guardabarranco

Among my other favourite Nicaraguan music groups are Dúo Guardabarranco. Dúo Guardabarranco is a Nicaraguan duo consisting of siblings Katia Cardenal and Salvador Cardenal Barquero. The duo has been a significant worldwide ambassador for Nicaraguan and Latin-American folk music for the last three decades, and has gained a broad international audience with their poetical lyrics of hope, peace and justice, wrapped in their outstanding harmonies and melodies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duo_Guardabarranco
http://www.mokadiscos.com/
http://www.duoguardabarranco.com/

Here's a short sample from Dúo Guardabarranco's "Guerrero del Amor" which was featured in Ken Loach's film "Carla's Song

itunes offers a modest selection of Nicaraguan music also

http://casasilasbb.posterous.com/nicaragua-for-your-ipod-nicaragua

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