Just so you know--electricity, water
and plumbing are a real challenge in the more remote parts. There is very
little access to electricity in a lot of remote places and small villages. Even if you get electricity, the price is based
in part on your ability to pay-- not your actual usage. This is great for most
Nica’s since this is the poorest country in Central America so they pay very
little.
Here is an example -- a friend we
made got power out their farm where they only had a security light and a one
bulb shack. Their bill was $600/ month for two lights. That is the charge
assigned them because of their ability to pay. That helps to carry the cost for
others in the area who can not afford to pay. Plus they were out in the middle
of no where so it took 1.5 years for them to get power to their place. We asked
a real estate agent about his power out to his beach house and he had a
$10,000.00 installation fee to get power, but his bill is only a couple of
hundred dollars a month. He is in a more populated area since he is on the
coast.
Plumbing is basically a septic set
up in most areas, but without the ability to pump out the tanks as needed. So
you are asked to never put toilet paper into the toilet, or in some cases the
facility may just dump into the river. I love the ingenuity of the people where
plumbing is concerned.
Photo-1 and 2 -the men's bathroom at
the state park (outside in full view). What is missing???
Photo -3- no toilet seat??? This is
the outhouse we had for our horseback excursion outside Leon. This was a really
nice ranch that had excellent livestock for this region!!
Photo -4- no plumbing needed here --
the river works great. These were our next door neighbors by our hospidaje in
El Castillo ( my favorite city so far). I took the photo from our front porch.
Each day is a new adventure!!! While
these seem extreme Nicaragua really is beautiful and safe. The people are doing the best they can with
what they have. I love it.
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