Granada

The centre of Granada is startlingly beautiful, sumptuous old colonial architecture all restored and elegantly painted. The road down to the port area which was a dirt track when kate and i first came here is now a broad boulevarde with cafés and restaurants competing for business, which is lively in the evening. The customers include Nicaraguans as well as foreign tourists. This is a city which would not look out of place in old Europe. Today we are going for lunch with Diego who runs an organisation using theatre and circus arts to help kids from the barrios to focus and build self confidence. The organisation currently feeds lunch to 65 kids who otherwise might not have any, every day. Progress for some means that a lot of people get left behind. A long way behind.