These young men captured these iguanas in Nicaragua. Generally speaking, they locate them in the trees and then one goes up after the iguana(s) and gets it (them) to jump to the ground. They are quickly captured (usually live) and tied up to be sold...

Pepsi has a pretty good promotion going on right now. Every bottle top has free messages or free airtime on Claro telephones. Fortunately, in some of the areas I have been trekking around in, the locals are still throwing these bottles away. I got a...

Ketchup anyone? Salsa de tomato...¿alguien quiere?

The inedible fruit is harvested for its seeds, which contain annatto, also called bixin. It can be extracted by stirring the seeds in water. It is used to color food products, such as cheeses, fish, and salad oil. Sold as a paste or powder for culinary...

The fishermen in Corinto, Nicaragua often include stingrays in their daily catch. They are killed at sea and then brought to the beach where anxious filleters cut them up. Many times the flesh of these animals is cut, breaded, fried and served as "fish...