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Roll Up Garage Door
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A roll up garage door that had been painted and repainted a number of times. It appeared to have been recently sanded in preparation for another paint job.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  Granada, Nicaragua internal link   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:30:34 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0482
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Cracked Retaining Wall
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This retaining wall, above which was a hotel deck, had cracked either over time or due to an earthquake years earlier. Whatever the reason, a weed had discovered an opportunity.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  León, Nicaragua internal link   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:18:22 Thursday 17 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1292
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Graffiti On Cathedral Wall
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This is the inside of a waist-high wall on the roof of the Bacílica Catedral de La Asunción. Over time, graffiti had been scratched and carved into its surface.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  Bacílica Catedral de La Asunción internal link   •  León, Nicaragua internal link   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:54:10 Thursday 17 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1371
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Aluminum Stripe On Maligned Wall
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The wall inside the Museum of the Revolution in the front area where the torture area used to be. This wall had been washed many times and never repainted. The aluminum strip may have once held up a sign.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  Museum of the Revolution internal link   •  León, Nicaragua internal link   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 16:39:36 Thursday 17 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1462
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Closed Wooden Shutters
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Wooden shutters in need of fresh paint covered the windows of a closed restaurant.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  León, Nicaragua internal link   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 16:39:36 Thursday 17 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1531
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Cinder Block Wall
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A wall constructed of cinder blocks had discolored over time. Now the only accent was provided by plants growing on top.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  San Juan Del Sur   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:13:22 Saturday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2292
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Pink And Green Wall
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A green framed window inside a pink wall of horizontal boards. Oddly the boards inside the window were vertical.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  San Juan Del Sur   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:13:42 Saturday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2294
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Train Painted On Wall
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A train mural was painted on the front of a home in downtown San Juan del Sur. The black of the image was actually brown to compliment the window frame and door.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  San Juan Del Sur   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:17:19 Saturday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2298
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Old Mural On Outside Wall
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An old mural of a sun burst was still on the outside wall of a brick building. Ivy has been slowly covering the wall and gradually devouring the mural.


Nicaragua Walls   •  Exterior building surfaces of interest   •  San Juan Del Sur   •  (Photo posted Sunday 26 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 15:23:16 Saturday 20 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2317
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