I was hoping we could see a little bit of Managua at some point, but there were too many things going on for Chris and Oliver. Plus, I had only about an hour and half of sleep the previous night, so I was not in the tourist mode. We mainly ran errands in Managua, so I did get to see the city in between my naps during the ride.
Compared to Masaya, Managua is a lot more “developed” in terms of having paved roads and wider streets, chain stores, and giant billboard ads…it felt like it could have been any modern city (at least the parts I had seen. There are many neighborhoods in Managua that are more rough and underdeveloped, since some areas were not rebuilt after the 1972 earthquake). At the same time, it’s not really developed, because, like the US, there is a lot of sprawl as well. As Oliver described it, “It’s like L.A.”
We ended up stopping by the mall for one of Oliver’s errands. I was actually curious to see what kind of people would be there. When we got there, it really felt like I could have been in any typical mall. There were a few familiar stores (Benetton, Radioshack, Nine West) and it was basically the same format as (name your local mall here). And yes, the rules of consumerism applies here too. Christmas is here early as well. Too bad it was early, because if there was a Santa line, I would have made Oliver take a picture with me.
Xmas
Xmas
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