tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447422423585685688.post5800968064674626624..comments2023-12-12T03:39:14.467-05:00Comments on No Dinosaurs! : Survey and Excavation in Chinandega, NicaraguaClifford T. Brown, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13762413773299938881noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447422423585685688.post-86427273566160465262011-02-19T00:30:02.775-05:002011-02-19T00:30:02.775-05:00Cliff,
I too have not done my diligents in keepin...Cliff,<br /><br />I too have not done my diligents in keeping up on my posts. I found your comment back to my by chance.<br /><br />I understand that you can not tell me, much less post on the internet where you are excavating. I was just interested because normally Tonala does not get many visitors. Mostly Tonala gets the stray Peace Corps member or a church group who will spend three days working and 5 days sight seeing.<br /><br />My wife and I have a house in the town of Tonala, 3 block from the main park. We also have a very small farm 1/4 mile before the entrance to Tonala. My wife is from Nicaragua (Tonala). We met and married while I was working on a few housing projects in Nicaragua.<br /><br />Our oldest and middle daughters live in the house and our youngest daughter lives on and works the farm.<br /><br />I first landed in Nicaragua in early 1983 and went to work on the housing projects of German Pomares (20 miles northwest of Tonala) as well as Luis Andino and Pancasan, both about 2 miles outside of Tonala.<br /><br />My interests in the area is the town of Tonala and its population. We have funded some very small projects in and around the area and are currently starting an NGO to help us out.<br /><br />I was surprised that you have found artifacts in the area, I have never heard anyone talking about the area being populated in the past. My wife's grandfather was the founder of Tonala back in the 1920's that's why I find it interesting.<br /><br />Anyway, seeing that your statement about not receiving posts at your blog, I will leave my email address if you would like to correspond further, I would be interested in the basics of what you find (who was there before, when they were there and what they did as a society etc..) Our oldest daughter is a school teacher in the area and I think it would be great for the kids to know some of this as well.<br /><br />My email address is echote1 at yahoo dot com<br /><br />CoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447422423585685688.post-3218461419726835452010-03-15T07:52:56.504-04:002010-03-15T07:52:56.504-04:00Dear Cory:
I apologize for taking so long to post...Dear Cory:<br /><br />I apologize for taking so long to post your comment. Yours is the only comment I've ever received, and I just happened to find the e-mail related to your comment buried among 10,000 e-mails in my Inbox. <br /><br />To answer your question, I'm not sure which photo you are referring to, but indeed, we have found sites in and around Tonala. We even excavated at one of the sites in the immediate vicinity of Tonala and found interesting stuff there. I don't want to be more specific about the site locations because looting is rampant, but these are important sites that show connections to surrounding cultures. I can't say more without authorization from the National Museum. We are currently writing our report to the Nation Institute of Culture and then we expect to publish our results. <br /><br />There are undoubtedly sites throughout the area. I'm sure we have only scratched the surface (both literally and figuratively).<br /><br />Where do you stay in Tonala and what are you doing there?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />CliffClifford T. Brown, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13762413773299938881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447422423585685688.post-82884759356138553842009-07-11T01:31:47.198-04:002009-07-11T01:31:47.198-04:00Clifford,
The picture you took looks to be near t...Clifford,<br /><br />The picture you took looks to be near the town of Tonala, Nicaragua. Am I correct? If so, how far way were you? I live part time there and this is the first time I have heard of pre-historic or even pieces of past culture artifacts being found in the area.<br /><br />CoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com