Welcome to the Rosita Airport

With heavy emphasis on the "ita" part of the name. Here is what the airport looks like, in it's entirety.


The dean of the medical school had warned us not to expect to see any buildings or anything when we landed, but I thought that that meant there would be a very few. No, he really mean that there would be no real buildings, other than the straw hut where the military guys hang out. The van in the picture is what takes you from the airport into town. Here is a picture of Edgar disembarking our plane with the runway, aka cow pasture, in the background. Yes, those are cow turds on the runway.

Turns out that the town of Rosita itself is not quite as small as the airport makes it look. It has a population of about 25,000 according to census figures, although other estimates are as high as 35,000. The main street is paved and it is pretty modern, with a musical instrument store, internet, a cell tower, and pretty consistent electricity. Unfortunately, like most places in Nicaragua, water is highly irregular.