A local princess rides into Achuapa on the transportation of choice. She will compete for festival queen at the music festival in the evening. It is important to young Nicaraguans to look their best, and I would have to say they are a good-looking bunch, clean and well-dressed and fit. I have been reminded by our tour leader Lillian Hall that beautiful young women age quickly from endless work and frequent childbearing, so that by 35 this teenager may look more like 45 or older.