Corn Islands Legend: Don’t Play with Your Shadow
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 10, 2025
Back in the day, children on Corn Island were warned never to play with their shadows. “Don’t play with your shadow,” the elders would say. ...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Headless Rider
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Deep in the heart of Corn Island folklore lives the haunting story of a phantom horseman—a man on a white horse, riding through the night wi...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Lady in White at Mayaya Rock
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Long ago, during the days when pirate ships docked near Corn Island, treasure was hidden beneath the island’s soil. But gold doesn’t guard i...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Crying Lady of Walimo Side
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
They say that if you walk the back roads of Corn Island late in the evening, especially near Walimo Side, you might hear her. A soft, heart-...
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Tea Traditions on the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
On the Corn Islands, drinking tea is part of daily life. It’s something many people grow up with and continue doing into old age. The tradit...
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First Rock of Great Corn Island: A Site of Memory and Origin
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
At the northernmost edge of Great Corn Island, where the Caribbean wind kisses the coastline and the sea now laps at what was once dry land,...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Midnight Game
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Sally Peachie is known for more than just its quiet charm. Locals say that spirits sometimes roam when the streets are empty and night falls...
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Song: Easy Life
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 03, 2025
Easy Life (by Lancey Bryan, 1977) Chorus : Easy life, no trouble, no worries, no botheration. Easy life, from generation to generation. Vers...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Fireball
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 03, 2025
Many strange things have been said to happen on the islands. Some stories are passed down from grandparents, others whispered between friend...
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History of The Corn Islands Virtual Library
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 27, 2025
The Corn Islands Virtual Library was founded on 19 August 2021 and officially launched on the internet on 1 May 2023 by Shayron Tower, a nat...
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Corn Islands Holy Week and Easter Traditions
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 14, 2025
During Holy Week and the Easter season, when Christians commemorate the passion and resurrection of Jesus, the Corn Islands observe traditio...
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Holy Week and Easter Superstitions in the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 14, 2025
Holy Week and Easter are sacred periods observed by Christians worldwide to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. In ...
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The Corn Islands in 1776: A Glimpse from Juan Antonio de Gastelu’s Caribbean Exploration
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 05, 2025
Long before becoming a Nicaraguan tourist haven, the Corn Islands—once known as Islas de Mangles—were quiet but strategic outposts along the...
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Baseball on the Corn Islands, Nicaragua
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMarch 31, 2025
Baseball is one of the most popular sports on the Corn Islands, deeply ingrained in the daily lives of its residents. Young and old alike pa...
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Rinkie Witz: A Natural and Cultural Landmark of Great Corn Island
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMarch 30, 2025
Rinkie Witz, also known as Flint Rock, is a notable rock formation located in the Bluff area of Great Corn Island. What sets this rock apart...
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William Dampier’s Account of the Corn Islands: A 17th-Century Perspective
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMarch 18, 2025
In 1681, the English navigator and buccaneer William Dampier recorded his observations of the islands off the eastern coast of present-day N...
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The Soul of the World: Corn Island
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMarch 03, 2025
A Monument of Universal Significance The Soul of the World is a monumental sculpture in the shape of a vertex, symbolising the connection b...
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Rumpless Hen - Song by Vertic Hodgson
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryJanuary 21, 2025
Rescued fragments from a 1970s song by Vertic Hodgson, a local composer Verse When you hear the Rumpless fowl ball, Helena throws her head t...
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The History of Watchnight Services on the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryDecember 29, 2024
The Watchnight service is a cherished tradition on the Corn Islands and other Caribbean territories influenced by Christianity. While it is ...
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List of Slave Owners and Number of Liberated Individuals on Corn Island ( 27 August 1841)
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryAugust 11, 2024
This is an authentic transcript from the original document declaring the emancipation of enslaved people on Corn Island on Friday, 27 August...
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