| Casas de La Esperanza ACE |
beside the Great Lake of Nicaragua, the Lake of
Cocibolca, in 1524, and gave it the name of his own
birth city in Andalucía, Spain: Granada.
- • The city is about thirty miles South of the capital,
Managua, and has about 125,000 residents. Granada, and another
colonial city, León, became two of the most notable commercial
and cultural centers of Central America.
• In the 17th century and in spite of several attacks by
pirates that arrived from the Caribbean Sea through the San
Juan River, Granada became the most important city of Nicaragua.
• During the 19th century it had to survive the independence
war and the war with Mexico.
• The American adventurer William Walter seized the city
and made himself President of Nicaragua in 1855.
When he had to abandon the city some time later, he burned to
the ground the most significant buildings while proclaming: "here
was Granada". There are still today black walls in many places.
| Casas de la Esperanza La Esperanza Housing & Development (ACE) is a non denominational, non political NGO, tax exempt: 501 (c) (3). It develops housing and providestechnical education to families who are currently squatters, living on the outskirts of Granada, Nicaragua |
| ←A La Prusia y a La Laguna de Apoyo |
| GRANADA, NICARAGUA |
| Casas de la Esperanza ACE, February 2012 |
and houses of colonial style, with broad roofs. Through the Lake it is possible to visit the small Islands, the Isletas, the Island of Zapatera, with its well-known statues and archaeological sites, the big volcanic Island of Ometepe, attracting many tourists. A little further away are the islands of Solentiname, where the famous poet of Granada, Ernesto Cardenal, established his Christian community. Granada is a beautiful city for tourists, but like all cities of Nicaragua it is a very poor city. There are a lot of "street children" selling candies or asking for money. Carita Feliz, a NGO, gives meals for more than 500 children almost every day. There are persons that sleep in the middle of the street. Jobs are scarce, and people suffer. It is a harsh life. The outskirts of Granada are full of squatters, and poverty attains there its highest level. One of these marginal quarters is La Prusia. A few years ago it was the poorest quarter of the area. Today the situation has improved thanks to the stimulus that they receive from EH&D, collaborating with the City Council, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. |
| Granada's Market |
| The Bishop's house |
| William's couch |
| Ceramic and words of Granada, Spain, in Granada, Nicaragua |
| Granada's Cathedral |
| The Parque Central |
| La Calzada Street |
| Granada, the lake Cocibolca and the Cathedral seen from La Prusia |
| C I T Y C O U N C I L |
| Casas de La Esperanza provides homes, micro-loans, medical care, education, job creation, hope and dignity to the slum dwellers of La Prusia, Nicaragua. U.N. Millennium Development Goals, Goal 7, Target 9: "Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources " |
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