View of one of the streets |
I found out
two weeks ago that my site is a small municipality in Madriz, located in
northern Nicaragua. My town is absolutely beautiful, nestled in the mountains
on the steep banks of the Rio Coco.
The urban area is home to about 3,000 people, with another 19,000 living in rural surrounding communities. There are three elementary schools and one high school in the urban area, as well as a health center and a casa materna. A casa materna is a house with rooms and beds for pregnant women from extremely rural areas to stay close to medical care as they get close to their due date. This helps institutionalize births and therefore reduce risks of life-threatening complications.
The urban area is home to about 3,000 people, with another 19,000 living in rural surrounding communities. There are three elementary schools and one high school in the urban area, as well as a health center and a casa materna. A casa materna is a house with rooms and beds for pregnant women from extremely rural areas to stay close to medical care as they get close to their due date. This helps institutionalize births and therefore reduce risks of life-threatening complications.