Send Flowers to Rivas, Nicaragua

Rivas occupies the narrow strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Cocibolca, and Nicaraguans call it the city of mangoes. It is the crossroads of the south: the Pan-American Highway continues to the Costa Rican border at Peñas Blancas, a short road leads to the port of San Jorge and the ferries for Ometepe Island, and another runs to the beaches of San Juan del Sur and Tola.

The surrounding plains grow sugar cane and plantains, and the town itself is a regional centre of markets, schools and health services. Because Costa Rica is so close, a great many Rivas families have relatives working there, and others are in the United States or Spain. They send flowers to Rivas for mothers, new babies and patron saint days. A local florist delivers the same day from Monday to Saturday when the order is in before 11:00 am Nicaraguan time, and the next day otherwise, never on Sunday.

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