28.01.08

Vamos al mundo azulejo en Nicaragua!

Nicaragua, best known for its lakes and volcanoes, Contras and Sandinos, coffeebeans and catastrophes is one of the world's unkown spots where hidden treasures of tile art grew for centuries without being noticed by the masses. However, 5,5 millions of Nicaraguan people have a long tradition of doing pottery art and while the big tracks for tile tourists mostly lead to Delft and Cologne, the informed eye travels further to search for amazing examplars of central american's finest craft. While visiting the Kachelagent weblog you can take part in the following quest for original pieces of Nicaraguan tile splendor.

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