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About Kris Cunningham

We live in David, Chiriqui Provence, Republic of Panama! This blog is about some of our experiences in our new country.

Interesting New Places and Possiblities

As you all know, we have been living in Panama for about two years and we recently came back from a great visit to Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. I haven’t travelled much or seen much outside of Panama so it was … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs  For this challenge, share an image of a sign: it can be a sign near your home — a comforting sight after a long journey — a sign that doubles as art, or other types of signs … Continue reading

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Rare plants and animals rescued ahead of Panama Canal expansion. – The Panama Blog

I am happy to see this article which talks about all the efforts to save wildlife displaced by the canal construction, and the reforestation that is also taking place. Rare plants and animals rescued ahead of Panama Canal expansion. – … Continue reading

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Charco Verde, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

We are back in Panama but I had one more set of photos I wanted to share. This is another well known area of Ometepe Island, and with good reason. It was absolutely beautiful, and there are also howler monkeys … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime  What nocturnal photos do you like taking? Whether it’s a starry sky, a street lamp, or the shadows cast by your cat, share them with us. Your shot can be outdoors or indoors, blurry or crisp, overexposed … Continue reading

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A Beautiful Monday in Nicaragua

Our adventure continues on Ometepe Island, and it was another interesting day.  First we headed to town to pick up a few things. After we got back to the house we decided to go walking. We heard that there was … Continue reading

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Bugs in Nicaragua

It is a rainy day today, perfect for sorting photos, catching up on blog posts, and cleaning up from a bug invasion. You know me and bugs 😀  I haven’t been specifically looking for them or working in the yard … Continue reading

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Sunday in Altagracia

We had taken the bus through Altagracia and thought it looked interesting. And, since it is the other biggest town on the island we thought we would go check it out. There are buses that go there about every hour … Continue reading

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Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, another Saturday

Saturday was a quieter day. We relaxed at home, went into town for a few things, and took the kayak out on the lake. We woke up to flat tires on Joel’s bike, again *sigh*. We had already taken the … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance

Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance. Show us what endurance means to you. Is it that high-school diploma, beads of sweat earned on a long run, a treasured family heirloom, or something else entirely? There are many things that come to mind … Continue reading

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