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(pigs grunting and squealing)
(Anthony) FOR A WHILE THERE IN THE EARLY '80s,
ALL OF US WERE RIVETED, SOME SYMPATHETIC, SOME NOT,
BUT ALL OF US TALKING ABOUT NICARAGUA.
MY SYMPATHIES WERE WITH THE OUTSIDERS,
THE REVOLUTIONARIES,
AND I WOULD DEBATE ANYONE IN ANY BAR ABOUT THE POLITICS
OF THIS SMALL CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION.
TO THE WHITE HOUSE, NOTHING MATTERED MORE.
THESE OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT IN SECRET.
(Anthony) AND WHAT THEY DID AS A RESULT OF THEIR OBSESSION
(beep)
I DID NOT KNOW AT THAT TIME
THAT THERE WAS ANY MONEY INVOLVED.
(Anthony) WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT NICARAGUA?
DID THE GOOD GUYS WIN OR THE BAD GUYS?
OR DID ANY OF THAT MATTER?
WHERE IS NICARAGUA, ANYWAY?
AND WHAT'S IT LIKE NOW?
(man) AAH, YEAH!
THAT'S RIGHT!
I WRITE. I TRAVEL.
I EAT, AND I'M HUNGRY FOR MORE.
♪ OOH, YOU'VE GOT TO ♪
♪ GET LOST ♪
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
♪♪
MANAGUA-- NICARAGUA'S CAPITAL CITY, 2011.
(man) HOP IN.
WHOA.
MAN.
OH, YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO SMELL SOME SIZZLING MEAT
NICE.
OKAY, LET'S ROLL.
(car horn honks)
HE WAS TRYING TO GET A BIGGER CAB, AND I TOLD HIM NO,
YEAH.
WOW.
MEET HECTOR AND MARIO,
BOTH BORN AROUND THE SAME YEAR THE PEACE PROCESS BEGAN.
POLITICS--NOT TONIGHT.
WE'RE OFF TO THE RACES, LITERALLY.
(engine revving)
DO YOU HAVE MONSTER TRUCKS IN NICARAGUA?
TEENAGE WASTELAND, NICARAGUA-STYLE--
CERTAINLY A PARENT'S NIGHTMARE, RIGHT?
THE SWACKED SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MANAGUA'S MIDDLE CLASS
WITH TRICKED-OUT CARS TEARING THROUGH CITY TRAFFIC
IN HIGHLY ILLEGAL, YET POPULAR DRAG RACES.
(tires squealing)
OH, RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC.
THAT'S WHEN IT GETS GOOD.
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW?
I WOULD IMAGINE YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, THE FAMILY CAR.
YOU'VE GOT A BABY IN THE BACK. YOU'RE DRIVING 40 MILES AN HOUR,
COMING HOME FROM McDONALD'S. YOU HEAR THIS TERRIBLE NOISE.
YOU LOOK IN YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR,
AND THERE'S, LIKE, TWO TRICKED-OUT MUSCLE CARS
COMING UP ON YOU AT 90 MILES AN HOUR.
UH, A LITTLE NERVOUS, YEAH.
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER
JUST AREN'T AS EXCITING AS THEY USED TO BE.
THE FINISH LINE IS A ROUNDABOUT.
WHEN THEY GET TO THE ROTUNDA, THEY START BRAKING,
IS THIS A MONEY GAME
SOME--SOMETIMES THEY JUST DO IT FOR FUN.
HOW IS THIS ALLOWED TO GO ON?
WELL, WORD HAS IT THAT THE ORGANIZER
IS THE SON OF A POLICE CHIEF.
DO THEY EVER ARREST THESE PEOPLE?
NO.
OH, POLICE.
THEY GOT A LOT OF POLICíA HERE.
USUALLY THEY'RE LEFT ALONE,
BUT TONIGHT SOMEBODY'S NOTICED OUR CAMERAS
AND IS UNHAPPY ABOUT US SEEING OR FILMING THIS.
(man speaking Spanish)
BACK TO THE TRUCK BEFORE WE END UP IN A POKEY.
WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER A NIGHT OF DRINKING,
HUFFING GAS FUMES, AND DODGING COPPERS?
SO HE'S PRETTY WELL-KNOWN FOR EATING HAMBURGERS...
THE CAB DRIVER--YEAH. HE'S REALLY FAMOUS IN MANAGUA.
ONE CAN ACHIEVE FAME BY EATING HAMBURGERS?
BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS AT THE HAMBURGER PLACE.
AH.
OUR DRIVER IS ALVARO,
STREET NAME "SHREK,"
FOR HIS LEGENDARY CAPACITY FOR STREET FOOD OF DUBIOUS ORIGINS.
(voices overlapping)
AND A HOT DOG. AND A HOT DOG.
ONE OF--ONE OF MEAT, ONE OF DOG?
YEAH.
YEAH, YOU KNOW THAT-- IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
(speaking Spanish)
THIS GIRL'S IS TASTING BETTER THAN HIS WIFE'S,
YEAH, SO...
THE HOT DOGS ARE FAMILIAR ENOUGH--
PORK HOT DOG, BACON, CHEESE,
PICO DE GALLO, ONIONS, AND KETCHUP.
WE'VE GOT LEAKAGE HERE.
GO.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY, ADD SOME...
BUT THE LOOK OF THE BURGER "PATTIES" IS TROUBLING,
SEEMING TO ONLY NOMINALLY RESEMBLE MEAT.
TWO MYSTERY MEAT PATTIES, BACON, CHEESE, LETTUCE,
TOMATO, AND ONIONS, KETCHUP, MAYO, AND MUSTARD,
AND A JUMBO SESAME SEED BUN.
THE MOST HUGE HAMBURGER WITH CHEESE,
AND FOR THE DRUNK PEOPLE HERE IN NICARAGUA.
MAN, THEY'RE (bleep) HUGE.
THEY'RE DOING GOOD WORK HERE, PROFESSIONAL.
EXCUSE ME...
(laughter)
I'M LOSIN' IT, MAN. I'M LOSIN' IT.
(laughter)
(Alavaro) COME ON.
THAT'S GOOD. MMM.
THAT'S A GOOD BURGER. HOW MANY DO YOU EAT AT A TIME?
(speaking Spanish)
HE NORMALLY GETS THREE. THAT'S ALL HE CAN HAVE
BOY, THAT'S A LONG RIDE HOME.
IT WAS DELICIOUS, SPICY, GREASY...
THAT'S--HE'S SAYING THAT HE WANTS TO CLARIFY
THAT IT'S NOT MEAT FROM COWS.
IT'S DAWNING ON ME THIS MAN IS A HOMICIDAL (bleep) MANIAC.
HE'S GOING TO KILL ME. YOU KNOW, I GOTTA SAY,
I THINK HE DOES THIS WOMAN AN INJUSTICE.
REALLY?
(applause)
THE BURGER, BY THE WAY, WAS NOT DOG. I WOULD KNOW.
(car horns honking)
(man shouting in Spanish)
25 YEARS AFTER ORTEGA'S
SANDINISTA SOCIALIST REVOLUTION.
IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
MANAGUA'S LOCATION ON THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
MAKES IT A TRANSPORTATION HUB OF SORTS.
WE ARE IN MERCADO MAYOREO. AS YOU CAN SEE,
HERE AT THE BUS STATION
I'M MEETING UP WITH HECTOR FROM LAST NIGHT.
LONG DISTANCE.
LONG DISTANCE.
THEY ALSO TAKE YOU TO THE EAST OF NICARAGUA.
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH HERE
(speaking Spanish)
EVERYONE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING
ANY WAY THEY CAN.
IT'S A COMBINATION MARKET, DEPOT, AND FOOD COURT.
(woman speaking Spanish)
(speaking Spanish)
YEAH.
HECTOR BROUGHT ME HERE FOR A TYPICAL WORKING-CLASS MEAL.
THERE WE GO.
OH, YEAH.
HMM.
THAT'S SOME KICK. THAT'S NICE.
NO.
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T LIVE IN THE REVOLUTION, I, UM--
I DO FEEL THE IMPACT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
AND I--AND I HEAR ALL THE STORIES.
IT SEEMS TO BE A POLITICALLY ENGAGED COUNTRY,
THERE'S MANY LEVELS,
BUT I CAN TELL THAT WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT POLITICS,
AND WE ARE VERY IDEOLOGICAL.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR THE YOUTH TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT,
BECAUSE THE OLD GENERATION KEEPS MAKING THE SAME DECISIONS.
NOW WHAT IS THIS?
IT LOOKS LIKE SLOW-COOKED, MASHED BEEF OR PORK?
IT'S BEEF.
IT'S DICED MEAT. THEY COOK IT WITH ONIONS AND GREEN PEPPER.
AND THE SALPICóN IS BASICALLY A MEAL YOU HAVE
WHEN IT'S PRETTY HOT,
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
THE LEMON GETS YOU SOME KIND OF FRESHNESS.
DO PEOPLE STILL DEFINE THEMSELVES TODAY
ON WHERE THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY DID
DURING THOSE YEARS?
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED.
PEOPLE THAT USED TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE REVOLUTION
ARE NOT ANYMORE.
AND PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T USED TO BE IN FAVOR ARE.
THIS IS A FEATURE OF NICARAGUAN HISTORY GOING BACK.
IT IS A SINCERE CHANGE OF HEART.
IT'S NOT LIKE, UH, PEOPLE ARE--
SHIFT ALLIANCES OUT OF CONVENIENCE.
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA FIND PEOPLE SHIFTING,
BECAUSE SOME DAYS THEY FEEL THIS WAY,
AND SOME DAYS THEY FEEL THE OTHER WAY.
IT'S LIKE THAT HERE-- COMPLICATED.
ALLIANCES SHIFT. HEARTS CHANGE.
CHEERS.
♪♪
(pigs grunting and squealing)
(man) ♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
♪♪
THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF NICARAGUA
REMEMBERS NEITHER THE REVOLUTION NOR SOMOZA,
BUT THEY'VE STILL GOT TO LIVE AND BREATHE THE MYTHOLOGY
EVERY DAY.
WELL, I MEAN, I WAS AWARE OF THE COUNTRY.
I WAS AWARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY.
IT WAS THE '80s. I MEAN, IT WAS A CENTRAL--
IT WAS A VERY, UH,
POLITICIZED TIME FOR ME. IT WAS A BIG ISSUE FOR ME.
BUT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AT ALL.
THE IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL
WAS BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG THING.
EVERYBODY WHO DISCUSSED NICARAGUA DURING THE '80s
HAD A POINT OF VIEW.
MY UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN NICARAGUA
WAS COLORED ENTIRELY BY MY DISTASTE FOR REAGAN
AND OLIVER NORTH.
THIS IS A TRADITIONAL BAHO. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR PLACE.
IT'S BEEN HERE FOR OVER 34 YEARS.
IT HAS A LOT OF CARIBBEAN AND SLAVE INFLUENCES.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PUT THE CASSAVA TOGETHER
WITH THIS--THIS MEAT AND ALSO THE BANANA
AND THEN LET IT COOK SLOWLY.
AND THAT MAKES THE MEAT VERY TENDER.
VAHO--TRADITIONAL, LABOR-INTENSIVE,
AND VERY, VERY FILLING.
ADELA AND HER FRIEND FIFI HERE
HAVE BEEN MAKING IT THE SAME WAY FOR YEARS.
WHAT IS IT? IT'S BEEF THAT'S BEEN MARINATED OVERNIGHT
IN A SAUCE OF GARLIC, ONIONS, TOMATO,
AND BITTER ORANGE.
THE MARINATED BEEF IS LAID INSIDE A BIG POT
WHICH HAS BEEN LINED WITH BANANA LEAVES
AND LAYERED WITH YUCCA.
ADD FRESH WILD GREEN ONIONS, RED AND GREEN PEPPERS,
AND THEN ADD A FEW HEAPS OF SWEET AND MADURO PLANTAINS
IN THEIR SKINS.
WRAP IT IN THE BANANA LEAVES TIGHTLY
TO MAKE SURE NO STEAM ESCAPES.
YANK THE BLUE TARP OVER
AND MAKE SURE THERE'S A TIGHT SEAL AND COOK--
STEAM, ACTUALLY,
AS "VAHO" MEANS LITERALLY "VAPOR"--
AND LET IT GO OVER LOW HEAT FOR HOURS.
WHEN SERVED, IT'S USUALLY WITH A FRESH, CRUNCHY CABBAGE SLAW
SO POPULAR AROUND HERE.
AND IT HITS LIKE A (bleep) BRICK,
GRACIAS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?
THIS--IT'S FILL-YOU-UP FOOD. I MEAN...
I'M LIKING THE MEAT.
I'M NOT A--I DON'T LIKE, YOU KNOW, SWEET MUCH.
I LIKE SPICY AND SAVORY AND SALTY.
FOR YOUR AVERAGE, HARD-WORKING MANAGUAN,
LIVING COMFORTABLY OR CLOSE TO COMFORTABLY
OR EVEN JUST ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE,
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD, NUTRITIOUS,
AND AFFORDABLE MEAL.
THIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS HOW SOME OTHER PEOPLE LIVE.
IT'S CALLED "LA CHURECA."
"LA CHURECA" IS A SLANG TERM FOR DUMP.
THIS, JUST OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, IS HOME
FOR WELL OVER 300 FAMILIES
KNOWN AS "CHUREQUEROS,"
SOME OF THEM THIRD-GENERATION TRASH PICKERS.
NOT EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE
TO MOVE OVER TO "FRONTLINE" ALL OF A SUDDEN,
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
SEEING THIS, I DON'T--
JUST NOT FEELING SO GOOD ABOUT DOING ANOTHER SCENE
WHERE I SHOVE FOOD IN MY FACE.
♪♪
EVERY DAY, ABOUT 1,300 TONS OF GARBAGE
IS BROUGHT HERE.
DAWN TO DUSK IT COMES.
IT BARELY LEAVES THE TRUCKS
BEFORE THEY'RE ON IT WITH THEIR HOOKS,
SEPARATING OUT GLASS, METAL, PLASTIC,
PAPER, FOOD.
WELL, I'M TOTALLY DEPRESSED.
THE CHUREQUEROS PICK THROUGH MEDICAL WASTE
AND EVERY KIND OF HORRIFYING FILTH
IN THE HOPE OF GETTING
MAYBE A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RECYCLABLES A DAY.
PRESIDENT DANIEL ORTEGA, SOCIALIST HERO,
NOW HAS PERSONAL WEALTH
ESTIMATED AT $400 MILLION.
THIS IS HOW THEY RECYCLE
IN THE WORKER'S PARADISE.
SOMETIMES TRAVEL IS NOT PRETTY.
I'LL TELL YOU THIS.
YOU LOOK AT THIS, AND YOU SEE PEOPLE EATING OUT OF HERE,
THE VERY NATION OF--
THE VERY NOTION OF FOOD TELEVISION,
WHAT I DO,
SEEMS SOMEHOW OBSCENE.
I HATE TO SEE THESE KIDS HERE.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO GO ALL SALLY STRUTHERS ON YOU
OR ANYTHING, BUT...
YOU KNOW, THERE IT IS.
♪♪
I MEAN, HOLY (bleep), MAN, MY DAUGHTER'S THAT AGE.
IT'S (bleep) UP, MAN.
♪♪
FRANKLY, I'M BUMMED RIGHT THE (bleep) OUT.
I'M KINDA HEARTBROKEN. THE SCENE WE SHOT AT THE DUMP--
I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME DEALING WITH IT.
I'VE GOT A DAUGHTER THAT AGE, YOU KNOW, OF SOME OF THOSE KIDS.
ONE OF THOSE GUYS RAKING THE GARBAGE, YOU KNOW--
IF THEY WATCHED THE SHOW, WHAT WOULD THEY THINK?
WHO IS THIS TWISTED (bleep) TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD
SHOVELING FOOD IN HIS FACE? YOU KNOW, WHAT THE (bleep), MAN?
ENOUGH TO BLAME-- WE'VE GOT REAGAN,
THE WORLD BANK, THE I.M.F.-- YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S NOT IT.
THAT'S (bleep). I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS,
JUST SAYING HOW DO I GO HOME AND SLEEP AT NIGHT AFTER THIS?
HOW DO I--HOW DO I CONTINUE... UH, YOU KNOW,
I JUST FEEL LIKE, UH-- I'M--I'M ANGRY.
I'M ANGRY, AND I'M DISCOURAGED,
AND I'M--IT'S JUST--THERE'S JUST NO PROCESSING THIS, YOU KNOW?
(sighs) I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
(pigs grunting and squealing)
(man) ♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
♪♪
IT SEEMS YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE CONSTANT REMINDERS
OF VIOLENCE AND SUFFERING THIS COUNTRY ENDURES.
HOW DID IT ALL GO WRONG?
HOW DID WE GET HERE TO THIS?
LET'S BACK UP A LITTLE,
'CAUSE IT'S CONFUSING.
FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
NICARAGUA WAS RULED BY THE SOMOZAS--BAD PEOPLE,
TORTURERS, MURDERERS, THIEVES.
THROUGH THOSE YEARS, THERE'S ONE PROMINENT FAMILY
WHOSE HISTORY WAS INTERWOVEN WITH NICARAGUA'S STRUGGLES--
THE CHAMORROS.
THIS IS CARLOS FERNANDO CHAMORRO,
GENERALLY THOUGHT OF AS THE WALTER CRONKITE
OF NICARAGUA,
SON OF REVERED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER PEDRO JOAQUIN
AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA DOÑA VIOLETTA.
SO IS THIS MORE OR LESS THE SEAT OF POWER?
(Carlos) CONGRESS STILL WORKS HERE.
THIS IS A FAMILY DYNASTY WHO AT VARIOUS POINTS
HAVE RUN EVERY NEWSPAPER IN NICARAGUA SIMULTANEOUSLY,
A PERSISTENT IRRITANT
TO LEADERS OF ALL POLITICAL STRIPES.
WE ARE AT LA TISCAPA,
THE HIGHEST LOOKOUT POINT IN MANAGUA,
ONCE HOME TO FORMER DICTATOR SOMOZA'S PALACE
AND PERSONAL PRISON GROUNDS.
SO A NOTORIOUS SITE
FOR DETAINING POLITICAL PRISONERS?
SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF NICARAGUANS
WERE TORTURED IN THIS AREA,
PEOPLE FROM THE '40s, FROM THE '50s,
FROM THE '60s AND THE '70s.
THEY--PROBABLY THE MOST SELECTED PRISONERS--
THEY WOULD BRING THEM TO THIS PLACE
WHERE IN SOME CASES SOMOZA HIMSELF INTERROGATED
AND HE KEPT ZOO ANIMALS AS WELL...
IN CAGES NEARBY, OR...
WELL, THEY TOOK SOME PRISONERS, AND THEY PUT THEM,
UH, TOGETHER WITH THE ANIMALS--
YOU KNOW, UH, INCREDIBLE PSYCHOLOGICAL
WE'RE TREATING YOU LIKE AN ANIMAL.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
DIMINISHING THE HUMAN DIGNITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL
AND YOUR FATHER WAS HERE FOR HOW LONG?
MY FATHER WAS HERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, YEAH.
HIS DAD EVENTUALLY PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE,
SHOT DOWN BY AN ASSASSIN
ALMOST CERTAINLY EMPLOYED BY SOMOZA.
SO THIS IS A PLAQUE THAT SAYS THAT HE WAS MURDERED
ON JANUARY 10, 1978.
HIS DEATH HELPED START THE REVOLUTION
THAT ULTIMATELY TOPPLED HIS TORMENTORS.
IT LED TO RIOTING IN THE STREETS,
A GENERAL STRIKE,
AND BECAME A CATALYST FOR WHAT FOLLOWED,
A CUBAN-STYLE GUERILLA UPRISING
LED BY A GROUP CALLING THEMSELVES THE SANDINISTAS.
ONE OF THE EARLY SANDINISTA LEADERS
WAS A YOUNG FIREBRAND AND TRUE BELIEVER
NAMED DANIEL ORTEGA.
WHEN THE SANDIS WON, IT LOOKED KIND OF LIKE A GOOD THING.
BUT THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND EVENTS
CHANGED THINGS.
THESE HARDCORE MOSCOW AND CUBA-TRAINED COMMIES
SCARED THE LIVING (bleep)
OUT OF THE COLD WAR WARRIORS IN WASHINGTON.
THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION,
DESPERATE TO OUST THE SANDINISTAS,
FUNDED A RAGTAG BUNCH CALLED THE CONTRAS.
THINGS WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.
IN 1984, THE SANDINISTAS PREVAILED,
ELECTING DANIEL ORTEGA TO HIS FIRST TERM
AS PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA.
BUT POWER, THEY SAY, CORRUPTS,
AND ABSOLUTE POWER...
WELL, YOU ONLY NEED LOOK AROUND.
DURING THE REVOLUTION, AFTER THE REVOLUTION,
YOU WERE A TRUE BELIEVER.
I MEAN, THERE WERE-- THERE WERE CLEAR BAD GUYS...
THE BAD GUYS BEING THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TORTURING NICARAGUANS
BY THE--BY THE HUNDREDS, STEALING RELIEF AID,
BASICALLY USING THE COUNTRY AS THEIR PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
YOU WERE A PAIN IN THE *** THEN TO THE GOVERNMENT.
YOU'RE A PAIN IN THE *** NOW TO THIS GOVERNMENT.
I FOUGHT AGAINST SOMOZA.
I PARTICIPATED IN THE REVOLUTION.
IT'S PART OF MY HISTORY.
I HAVE TO BE ALSO SELF-CRITICAL WITH THE PAST
AND RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS
AND SITUATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE.
AND I'VE BEEN CRITICIZED IN DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TROUBLES WITH EVERY GOVERNMENT,
BUT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR--ORTEGA--
HE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INTOLERANT TO CRITICISMS.
ORTEGA HAS BEEN MAKING LIFE MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT LATELY
FOR THOSE WHO ARE VOCAL
ABOUT HIS BLATANT CORRUPTION AND GREED.
LOOK NOW-- ORTEGA IN 2006 RE-ELECTED
WITH AN ILLEGAL 35% OF THE VOTE,
A CULT OF PERSONALITY,
LIKE BIG BROTHER, HIS LARGER-THAN-LIFE PERSONA
STARING DOWN AT YOU FROM BILLBOARDS EVERYWHERE.
HE'S ILLEGALLY CHANGED THE CONSTITUTION
TO STEAL THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TOO.
(woman laughing)
ALL OF THE *** HAVE EATEN HERE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER.
FLOR DE PINO-- A HUMBLE INSTITUTION
RUN BY NELLY ROSTRáN,
A WOMAN WHO'S COOKED FOR EVERYBODY IMPORTANT
IN NICARAGUAN POLITICAL LIFE.
THE RESTAURANT IS NO LONGER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
BUT NELLY STILL OPENS THE DOOR TO OLD FRIENDS.
(speaking Spanish)
HER SPECIALTIES INCLUDE CARNE DE MONTE,
OR "MEAT FROM THE HILLS,"
IN THIS CASE, IGUANA,
AND, OF COURSE, BULL NUTS.
NOW I'VE HAD LESS-THAN-HAPPY EXPERIENCES
WITH LIZARDS IN GENERAL AND IGUANA IN PARTICULAR.
IN FACT, THE LAST TIME I HAD IT,
I WANTED TO GARGLE WITH BLEACH
AND THROW MYSELF OFF A MOUNTAIN.
SEE, THIS TIME THE IGUANA IS SKINNED,
WHICH, BELIEVE ME, IS A GOOD THING,
'CAUSE WITHOUT THAT IT'S LIKE GNAWING ON ***--
I IMAGINE. I-I-I IMAGINE.
IN ANOTHER POT,
HUNKS OF PORK ARE COOKED WITH ACHIOTE PASTE,
ORANGE JUICE, VINEGAR, AND MUSTARD.
WHEN THAT'S COOKED DOWN A BIT,
THE IGUANA IS ADDED AND BRAISED UNTIL TENDER.
AND THE DANGLY BITS, THE HUEVOS DE TORO,
THE POCKET BILLIARDS, THE FUN SAC--ALSO EXCELLENT.
THESE NUTS-- THEY'RE CUT IN HALF--
OOH, THAT HURTS TO EVEN WATCH, RIGHT?
SKINNED OF THEIR RESIDUAL SCROTI AND MEMBRANE,
BEFORE MARINATION IN PINEAPPLE, PEPPER, AND LIME JUICE.
HEY, I USED TO DO THAT IN COLLEGE.
IT WAS EASIER THAN SHOWERING.
(sizzling)
MMM, TENDER.
THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S DELICIOUS.
SO WE WERE TALKING-- IN YOUR LIFETIME,
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE AN IMPROVED NICARAGUA?
I FEEL THAT THE SHORT RUN WILL BE--
WILL BE VERY UNCERTAIN.
I HOPE MY KIDS WILL SEE A BETTER FUTURE FOR NICARAGUA.
AND PEOPLE DESERVE A BETTER LIFE.
THEY DESERVE JUSTICE. THEY DESERVE DEMOCRACY.
THEY DESERVE TO LIVE IN PEACE.
THEY DESERVE TO LIVE IN DIGNITY.
AND I FEEL A PRIVILEGED ONE THAT HAS AN OBLIGATION,
THAT HAS A COMMITMENT TO SERVE MY PEOPLE.
I'M NOT IN GOVERNMENT. I'M NOT IN POWER.
I'M NOT RUNNING FOR ANY POSITION.
I'M JUST A JOURNALIST.
SALUD.
NIGHTTIME IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF MANAGUA--
HAVE I MENTIONED THE RUM AROUND HERE, THE FLOR DE CAÑA?
IT'S VERY FAMOUS,
AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, VERY GOOD.
IF YOU COME TO NICARAGUA,
YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE DRINKING A LOT OF IT.
I KNOW I DID,
AS DID MY BUDDY HECTOR, APPARENTLY,
WHICH IS WHY WE FIND OURSELVES, 6:00 IN THE MORNING,
AT EL VAQUERO, WHERE LATE-NIGHT REVELERS
OF MANAGUA GO FOR THE AFTER-AFTER-PARTY
OR THE CURE-- NOT SURE WHICH.
GOOD MORNING.
UH...
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELING.
I FEEL LIKE 40 POUNDS OF CRAP IN A 10-POUND BAG.
YEAH, MIXING GIN AND RUM IS NOT GOOD.
THE INSIDE OF MY HEAD FEELS LIKE ANDREW ZIMMERN'S TOILET.
THAT'S NOT GOOD. NO, NO, NO, NO.
THE JOINT IS RUN
BY A DAIRY FARMER TURNED RESTAURATEUR.
THE SOURED MILK YOGURT DRINK HERE
IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOU.
SO BASICALLY THE SPECIALTY, WHY THEY'RE FAMOUS,
IS LECHE AGRIA.
THAT'S SOUR MILK, RIGHT?
YEAH, IT'S MILK THAT WENT BAD.
YOU'RE NOT MAKING THIS SOUND GOOD.
LET'S EAT. LET'S EAT. LET'S JUST EAT.
ORDER A WHOLE BUNCH OF (bleep),
ALL RIGHT. BUENOS DIAS.
(speaking Spanish)
EXCELLENT.
♪♪
OH, HERE WE GO. NICE.
SO THERE'S THE LECHE AGRIA.
FIRST YOU--YOU MIX IT A LITTLE BIT,
'CAUSE IT'S GOT THIS FIRST LAYER.
AND--AND THEN YOU ADD THE SALT.
YOU CAN EITHER DIP IT IN,
OR YOU CAN JUST GET A SPOON.
SO BUEN PROVECHO.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT MILK THAT YOU MAKE IT GO BAD.
IT'S LIKE YOGURT.
AFTER IMMEDIATE LAUNCH HAS BEEN AVERTED
BY THE YOGURT, TIME TO MOVE TO THE NACATAMALES.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
NACA--
IT'S MASA?
PORK, TOMATO, HERBS.
AND SOMETIMES THE FANCY ONES--
RIGHT.
AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU GET THAT LITTLE PIECE
OF CHILI... (speaking indistinctly)
YEAH, THAT'S-- THAT'S GONNA BURN?
"BURN GOING IN AND BURN GOING OUT" KIND OF A THING?
'CAUSE I ALREADY FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SPIT-ROASTED
BY THAT CHECHEN MILITIA.
MMM. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
I THINK THIS IS-- THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO PLUG--
PLUG THE HOLE. IT SORT OF FORMS A SEAL.
NOTHING'S COMIN' UP AFTER YOU JAM ONE OF THESE THINGS DOWN.
BUT IT'S SURPRISINGLY LIGHT. I MEAN, IT LOOKS, LIKE, HEAVY,
BUT IT'S...
FLUFFY.
IT'S DELICIOUS. IT'S THE BEST MEAL I'VE HAD SO FAR--
FAR AND AWAY. IT'S JUST DELICIOUS.
(pigs grunting and squealing)
(man) ♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
♪♪
TWO HOURS NORTH OF MANAGUA,
THE CITY OF ESTELí.
OVER THE YEARS, THIS CITY SAW BLOODY FIGHTING
ANYTIME TROUBLE BREWED IN NICARAGUA.
DURING THE WAR, ESTELí HAD SOME OF THE WORST OF IT,
AS IT WAS SEEN AS A SANDINISTA STRONGHOLD,
THE WORST, PERHAPS, DURING SOMOZA TIME,
AS HE CARPET-BOMBED HIS OWN CITY FROM THE AIR,
DESPERATELY TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE COUNTRY.
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DO YOU SEE THAT-- ALL THE BULLETS?
LOOK AT THE BULLETS THERE.
THIS WAS A PRO-SOMOZA--
MM-HMM.
THEY BURNED THE HOUSE ALL FROM THERE TO THERE.
73-YEAR-OLD WALTER DELGADO
HAS SEEN IT ALL, LIVED THROUGH IT ALL.
HIS FAMILY RAN A COFFEE PLANTATION
IN THE HILLS NEAR HERE 20 YEARS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
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THE WEATHER'S REAL NICE HERE.
(car horns honking)
WE'RE AT WALTER'S FAVORITE STREET FOOD HANGOUT--
LA FRITANGA BUÑUELOS-- WHERE THE LOCAL SPECIALTY
IS GRILLED CHICKEN.
THE CHICKEN HERE IS SIMPLY GRILLED OVER AN OPEN FLAME,
SOMETIMES WITH A SQUIRT OF BITTER ORANGE
OR BASTED IN CHIMOLE, A TYPE OF SALSA,
OR A MILD, SMOOTH CHILI PASTE.
(speaking Spanish)
NOW WALTER HERE CLAIMS TO BE A VEGETARIAN,
BUT AS IN MANY OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES,
CHICKEN DOESN'T SEEM TO COUNT AS MEAT.
THAT IS A HUGE PORTION, MY FRIEND.
OH, MINE IS TO BIG.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EAT IT ALL.
BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S MOIST.
IT'S GOOD.
THE FOOD HERE IS SIMPLE AND GOOD.
BUT THE MEAL HERE ONLY REMINDS ME
OF HOW MOST NICARAGUANS LIVE UNDER ORTEGA'S REGIME.
LA CHURECA--
IT'S DESTROYED ME.
IT DESTROYED ME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S A PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER.
YOU KNOW, THEY SENT A POLICEMAN WITH US.
YOU KNOW, THEY KNEW WE WERE SHOOTING THERE.
HOW CAN YOU-- HOW CAN YOU RECONCILE THAT?
HOW CAN YOU ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN?
YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM--THERE-- THERE ARE A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE--
OR A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE FAMILIES,
A FEW HUNDRED WORKERS, RIGHT?
THEY MAKE A DOLLAR A DAY, ABOUT A DOLLAR A DAY.
I DON'T THINK THIS GUY GIVES A (bleep).
HE DOESN'T CARE. LIKE YOU SAY, HE DOESN'T CARE.
HE DOESN'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE TALK AROUND ABOUT HIM,
DOESN'T GIVE A (bleep).
THAT'S POWER, RIGHT?
THE POWER THAT ORTEGA WIELDS TODAY IS SURPRISING
GIVEN THE HISTORY OF BOTCHED LAND REFORMS AROUND HERE.
SO IS IT TRUE,
DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF THE SANDINISTAS,
YOU COULDN'T KILL A COW WITHOUT PERMISSION?
COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
WELL, YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THE CITY OFFICIALS.
IT WAS RATIONED, YEAH.
THE--THE CHICKEN WAS RATIONED.
SUGAR WAS RATIONED. YOU KNOW, YOU GREW YOUR OWN CROPS.
YOU COULDN'T SELL YOUR CROPS. YOU COULDN'T EVEN GIVE 'EM AWAY,
'CAUSE YOU HAD TO ASK PERMISSION
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
RECENTLY ORTEGA ANNOUNCED
THAT HIS PEOPLE SHOULD EAT FEWER BEANS,
AN ABSOLUTELY FUNDAMENTAL STAPLE OF DAILY LIFE,
AND ADOPT LENTILS INSTEAD.
MOST AROUND HERE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A DAMN LENTIL IS,
BUT AS THE STORY GOES,
GOVERNMENT BEAN STORES COULD COMMAND A HIGHER PRICE
IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES,
PUTTING MORE MONEY IN ORTEGA'S POCKET.
PEOPLE USUALLY COME HERE ON SUNDAYS.
FAMILY TIME.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
AND I'M MEETING LOCAL RANCHERO EDDIE RODRIGUEZ
FOR A TRADITIONAL SUNDAY SOUP OF MONDONGO.
DOÑA OLIVIA RUNS THIS PLACE-- LOS LAURELES--
AND IS SAID TO MAKE THE BEST MONDONGO AROUND.
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KIND OF LIKE A CANTINA, A GOOD PLACE
FOR A FAMILY OUTING, A POST-WORK BREAK.
OH, MAN, THE AIR IS NICE AND CRISP.
THIS IS CALLED CUSUSA.
I THINK IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A KICK TO IT, THOUGH.
EDDIE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE BEEN MOVING BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THE STATES AND HERE LIKE MANY FAMILIES HAD TO,
DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
FOR A WHILE, IT WAS,
OF COURSE, IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY.
YEAH.
CAME BACK WHEN?
WE CAME BACK IN '80.
AND THEN ANOTHER REVOLUTION STARTED WITH THE CONTRAS.
RIGHT. SO YOU WERE ABOUT TO BE DRAFTED
YOU HAD TO GO. THERE WAS NO OPTION.
MY DAD TOOK US OUT AGAIN IN '83.
AND WE CAME BACK
AFTER THE FREE ELECTIONS IN '91.
MM-HMM.
RIGHT.
SO EVERYTHING MY DAD HAD GOT CONFISCATED.
MY DAD NEVER WAS SYMPATHETIC WITH EITHER SIDE,
MM-HMM.
AND--JUST A RANCHER. HE GOT ON WITH HIS BUSINESS.
THAT'S MONDONGO.
THIS IS A MONSTER. OH, MY GOD.
MM-HMM, COW'S STOMACH.
PLANTAINS, MM-HMM. BABY CORN.
YUCCA.
AYOTE.
SQUASH.
AH, LOOKS NICE.
OH, MAN, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
I MEAN, AGAIN, I COME BACK TO THE FACT IT IS BEAUTIFUL--
IT IS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
WELL, I LIVED IN L.A. BEFORE, YOU KNOW,
AND I THINK I LIKE IT BETTER HERE.
LIFE WAS HARD HERE. IT WAS-- LIFE WAS HARD HERE TWICE.
HOW MANY HEAD OF CATTLE DO YOU HAVE?
IT'S A FAIRLY SMALL DAIRY.
IT'S ABOUT 70 HEAD OF MILK COWS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW...
BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S DONE THE OLD WAY,
WHY?
DID YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE THAT-- DO IT THAT WAY OR...
WE DON'T HAVE NO ELECTRICITY.
WE DON'T HAVE NO RUNNING WATER AT THE FARM.
YOU SOUND KINDA HAPPY ABOUT THAT, THOUGH.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE ELSE.
LIFE--I THINK LIFE IS GOOD HERE.
THAT'S GOOD. I WAS TOLD SOUP. THIS IS NOT SOUP.
I'M LOVIN' IT, BUT I MEAN,
I COULD FEED TEN PEOPLE OUT OF THIS THING, MAN.
NO WAY.
I WANT TO SEE THAT.
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CHECK OUT OUR TRAVEL GUIDES ON...
(pigs grunting and squealing)
(man) ♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
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IN THE CITY OF ESTELí IN NICARAGUA,
RURAL LIFE COMES RIGHT TO THE DOOR.
(grunting)
THIS IS WHERE MEAT COMES FROM.
PORK COMES FROM THE PORK SHOP.
MARTA, EDDIE'S MOM, IS PREPARING DINNER TODAY
FOR THE FAMILY AND A FEW FRIENDS.
ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK IN THE KITCHEN.
WE'RE HERE TO MAKE A STOP TO PICK UP SOME SUPPLIES.
THEY USUALLY HAVE
ABOUT TEN PIGS IN THE PIT.
THEY KILL 'EM RIGHT HERE, AND THEY COOK 'EM RIGHT HERE
MM-HMM.
SO DO THEY SELL THE FRESH CUTS ALSO,
YEAH.
THAT'S BEING SOLD OUT FRONT.
YES. YES, EXACTLY.
RIGHT.
SEE? ALL THIS IS THE SKIN.
YEAH, I LOVE THAT STUFF.
AND THE OTHER ONES--THIS IS THE ONE THEY'RE COOKING--
SO WHAT ARE YOU BUYING TODAY?
JUST BLOOD?
YES.
THAT IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. I LOVE IT.
ANY BLOOD SAUSAGE I'M OBSESSED WITH. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE ANYTHING-- ANYTHING TO DO WITH PORK.
WHILE THEY'RE GETTING OUR ORDER TOGETHER IN THE BACK,
THERE'S TIME TO SAMPLE FRESHLY MADE CHICHARRóNES...
OKAY, THESE ARE THE CHICHARRóNES,
WITH FRESH TORTILLAS, CHILI SAUCE,
AND A SQUEEZE OF LIME. NICE.
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, I LIKE PORK.
THAT'S NOT REALLY TRUE.
MMM. GOOD.
I WANT YOU TO TASTE THE CHANFAINA.
MMM. OH, THAT'S DELICIOUS.
THIS IS FROM THE HEAD, THE ORGANS,
AH, YEAH, YEAH, OKAY.
OKAY.
MM-HMM.
CHANFAINA IS ALL THE NASTY BITS
SIMMERED INTO TASTY, TASTY OBLIVION
IN A SPICY TOMATO SAUCE WITH ACHIOTE.
(speaking Spanish)
OH, YES, YES.
YES, YOU CAN ROLL IT UP AND EAT IT WITH THE TORTILLA.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S GOOD, MAN.
OKAY, WELL, I THINK THIS IS MY BLOOD...
FOR THE MORONGA.
YES, YES.
NO, IT'S NO GOOD.
RIGHT, FRESH.
GRACIAS.
MARTA GETS DINNER GOING EARLY AT THE FAMILY FARM.
THE RODRIGUEZ FARM HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS,
AND THOUGH MUCH DIMINISHED IN SIZE
SINCE THE SANDIS CAME TO POWER,
IT'S STILL A WORKING FARM.
IT'S A ROUGH ROAD UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS,
WHICH IS WHY I CHOSE
AN APPROPRIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
I'M READY.
IT'S ALL SMOOTH, PAVED ASPHALT ALL THE WAY
TO WHERE WE'RE GOING, RIGHT?
I HEAD OUT WITH ARMADO, MY DRIVER,
A MAN WHO LOVES HIS CAR.
NAH, THAT'S OKAY, MAN.
CREATIVE DRIVING IS SOMETHING OF A HOBBY FOR ARMADO.
YEAH.
IT'S NOT AN EASY CAR TO DRIVE.
I DON'T LIKE PISSIN' BLOOD, THAT'S FOR SURE.
LET'S STICK TO THE ROAD, MY FRIEND.
COWS.
(car horn honks)
HEY, I HOPE WE CAN FIND SOME MUD.
I LIKE TO DRIVE IN THE MUD.
YEAH, STEP ON IT, MAN.
LITTLE DID I KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT MY DRIVER
WAS A PASSIONATE BEE GEES FAN,
AND PROCEEDS TO SERENADE ME
FOR THE WAY UP TO THE FARM.
(Bee Gees song playing)
HOPE I MAKE IT ALIVE.
(pigs grunting and squealing)
(man) ♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
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(dogs barking)
OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. HEY, COME AND SEE
OH, MAN.
THIS IS THE BLACK PUDDING.
AND CHORIZOS.
UM, WE HAVE A PELIBUEY, OKAY? IT'S A PELIBUEY--
KIND OF LIKE A GOAT--
LIKE A GOAT AND A SHEEP, BUT WITH NO HAIR.
(bleats)
WE TURN THIS OVER.
SEE...
I'M GONNA NEED HELP.
OKAY, YOU WANT THE WHOLE THING OVER?
WHOO.
OOH, THE SMOKE, YES.
OKAY. LET'S SEE.
(speaking Spanish)
YEAH.
LOOKIN' GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS EASY FOR YOU. (laughing)
IT'S TIME TO EAT.
THE MAIN EVENT-- PELIBUEY.
HEY, THAT'S TASTY.
MMM. 'CAUSE I READ ABOUT IT, AND IT'S DESCRIBED AS GREASY.
IT'S NOT REALLY GREASY. IT'S FATTY.
THIS IS A DELICIOUS ANIMAL.
SERVED WITH THE PELIBUEY--
A FEAST OF TRADITIONAL NICARAGUAN SPECIALTIES...
OH, OH, YES.
FRIED SWEET PLANTAINS DEEP-FRIED IN PORK FAT...
(Marta) OKAY, NOW YOU HAVE CUAJADA.
CUAJADA CHEESE, MADE FROM FRESH, RAW,
UNPASTEURIZED COW'S MILK.
HOW IS IT?
LET ME PREPARE SOME VIGORóN FOR YOU.
VIGORóN IS THE TRADITIONAL WAY CHICHARRóNES ARE SERVED.
A BED OF BOILED YUCCA AND VINEGARY CABBAGE SLAW
NICE.
OKAY.
YEAH, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS,
MY FAVORITE--MORONGO...
THE BLOOD SAUSAGE MADE WITH THE BLOOD
WE BOUGHT FRESH THIS MORNING.
(Marta) THE BLOOD COAGULATES, SO WE HAVE TO BREAK IT UP.
CHICORY, ONIONS, GARLIC,
GREEN BELL PEPPERS--
ADD COOKED RICE, CUMIN,
THIS IS HOT STUFF.
MIX THOROUGHLY AND VIGOROUSLY
AND STUFF INTO INTESTINAL CASING.
MORONGO'S GENTLY BOILED,
AND CAN THEN BE FRIED OR GRILLED.
(laughter)
SO WHY HERE?
I MEAN, YOU COULD LIVE IN MIAMI.
(Marta) MY HUSBAND SAYS THAT EVERYBODY
WHO COMES TO ESTELí COMES TO STAY HERE.
TO LIVE ON A FARM IS VERY PEACEFUL,
THE VISTAS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THE GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
MM-HMM, YES, YES.
SO YOU MUST REALLY LOVE A PLACE TO CHOOSE TO COME HERE
(woman) HERE YOU CAN ENJOY LIFE.
AND YOU SEE EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND FOOD.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT, I THINK, IS WE--
THE THING IS YOU'RE ALWAYS SURROUNDED
BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I-I'VE NOTICED
FROM DAY ONE HERE--EVERYBODY SEEMS TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
EVEN IN MANAGUA, EVERYBODY SEEMS TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
EVEN BLOOD ENEMIES, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S BECAUSE EVERYONE IN ESTELí IS RELATED.
"OH, HE'S MY COUSIN,"
EVEN IF IT'S A FIFTH GENERATION,
AND THEY'RE NOT RELATED AT ALL,
YEAH.
(laughter)
THESE GUYS COULD PROBABLY ALL BE LIVING
IN SAN DIEGO RIGHT NOW, BUT HERE THEY ARE,
WORKING *** A FARM WITH NO RUNNING WATER,
NO ELECTRIC POWER, LIGHT FADING,
STAYING CLOSE TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.
CHEERS, CHEERS, CHEERS.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
AND THE NICARAGUANS HAVE PAID
AT VARIOUS TIMES IN THEIR HISTORY
A TERRIBLE PRICE TO KEEP LIVING HERE.
DEAR DANNY-- I HOPE I CAN CALL YOU THAT.
I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO FAMILIAR, BUT WHAT HAPPENED?
I MEAN, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
FILLED WITH REALLY NICE, ENORMOUSLY PROUD PEOPLE.
THIS IS A POOR COUNTRY, A REALLY POOR COUNTRY.
AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GOT?
WHERE'D THE MONEY COME FROM, ANYWAY?
DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.
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