Last night we had our great leftist party. Our new President Daniel Ortega was sworn in as president and Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela where the guests of honor. After the main ceremony, we went to the Juan Pablo II plaza to a larger celebration and better pictures. Incidentaly the swearing ceremony was delayed for about two hours because Hugo Chaves came late. After his own inauguration in Venezuela he sped in his jet to Nicaragua to attend our ceremony and we all had to wait patiently for him to arrive. (He is paying for the party for the next 5 years, so I guess it would have been rude to start without him.) any way it was a greulling day's and night's work.


Hugo, Dnaiel and Evo. Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter


Thats them again. Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter


And the crowd goes wild. Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter


Ortega brandishes a sword, replica of the original one used by Simon Bolivar that Hugo Chavez brought to him as a present. Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter


Tha man himself. Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter


"El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido" Foto Tomas Stargardter copyright Tomas Stargardter