iguanalover
6/15/2015 10:30 EST
The expat community in Granada lost one of its most beloved members this last week-end. He died suddenly from injuries sustained in an accident and will be greatly missed by Nicas and expats. Peder was one of the good guys who came years ago and helped rebuild the country.
We know three or four expats that die a year in Nicaragua. We are at the age where we know more people that die than are born. It is part of life. If you are moving to Nicaragua, you need to give this some thought.
Dying and death in Nicaragua are very different than other parts of the world. We don't have funeral homes and families handle burial. The legalities are very different. This article is a good one:
http://www.nicaragua-community.com/death-expat-nicaragua
We have it on file and sent copies to our families so that they might understand how things are handled in Nicaragua. If you are planning on living in this country you need to give it some thought.
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KeyWestPirate
6/15/2015 10:46 EST
How about just donating your body to some medical student??
I understand bodies for medical students are expensive.
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majicjack
6/15/2015 13:18 EST
The line in that post that gets me, is " Dying and death are different in Nicaragua. The ways of dying maybe different but dying and death are the same regardless of where you are at.
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elduendegrande
6/17/2015 12:00 EST
Good article and food for thought , but they seem to bungle what a notary is in Nic--a lawyer with 5 years experience who has jumped thru some extra hoops.
Here's how it works. You die and are transported to your house in a pickup truck and put on display on a table in the living room. Chairs are rented and a vigil is held out in the street with your family providing food. Your jewelry and other misc. around the house disappear. In the morning, a service is held at the house or in the cathedral and then your body is paraded to the cemetery for burial. 9 days later there will be another ceremony. Later, family will probably spend too much money adding a fancy memorial shrine.
Quick, cheap, low frills. If you don't like an open coffin burial, talk to somebody who cares and is assertive enough to do it your way.
By all means have a Nic. will if there is property. Not a bad idea to have one if there is no property just to clarify.
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ricktee
6/17/2015 12:22 EST
Some good thoughts Big Elf. My corpse is designated to go to the Bakery. However some one suggested donating the body to a medical student, how would I go about that.
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ricktee
6/17/2015 12:22 EST
Some good thoughts Big Elf. My corpse is designated to go to the Bakery. However some one suggested donating the body to a medical student, how would I go about that.
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iguanalover
6/17/2015 12:38 EST
As usual, big Elf tells it like it is. That is what I have observed for Nicas or foreigners married to Nicas. Foreigners not part of a Nica family can have extra, costly complications. Donating your body to a medical school means that they will use it and then return it to the family for burial. They don't dispose of it. It is not a way to get a free burial. I would contact a medical school directly to learn how to donate.
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ricktee
6/17/2015 14:09 EST
Hmm, That would defeat the purpose of donating then. Seems very short sited if they want bodies they should use all of it or trash what is leftover. Back to the bakery then.
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Coyotlus
6/17/2015 17:18 EST
Some schools/hospital in the States will cremate after they are finished. Usually at no charge and then return ashes to the family. Don't know about Nica.
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