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The second week of Nicaragua was great. I got more accustomed to the lifestyle and the heat and the culture shock was starting to fade.
The highlights of the second week would have to be visiting the Laguna de apoyyo which is a lake inside of an inactive volcano, I unfortunately did not get to swim because I don’t know how but the view was nice and I got some awesome pictures to take home.
We also visited Matagalpa where we saw the coffee farms, and I was quite surprised to see all the hard work that goes into harvesting coffee, I also learned of a new term; “the middle man”. The middle man is the guy that acts as the link between the farmers and corporate, he goes around the farms and buys all the coffee beans for below minimum price and goes and sells it to corporate or consumers for 100 times the price. I was heartened to learn that there is change happening where the middle man is losing his power, for example farmers now have smart phones and they use those smart phones to check the stocks and nasdaq and to see how much coffee is selling for these days so they can agree upon a fair price.
All in all it was great and I learned a lot. I am very thankful for this opportunity and I cannot wait until next summers trip!
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