Dual realities of the third world kind (Drive Day 74 minus 14 years)
There is an air-conditioned shopping mall in Managua but the locals shop in street markets. There’s an Intercontinental Hotel too, but no locals stay there. Howard Hughes camped out among its luxury suites, doing North America’s reputation no favors. It’s a miracle kids still see our obviously-tourist-faces and still smile.
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