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Background: The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections in 1990, 1996, and again in 2001 saw the Sandinistas defeated. The country has slowly rebuilt its economy during the 1990s, but was hard hit by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.




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Well, the 4th of July has been here and gone. I am in the city of Matagalpa to celebrate with volunteers from my group. We had excellent Italian food for dinner... and then I was exhausted and went back to read as opposed to out to dance. Which was fine with me. And now my stomach has turned all of that rich food and cold coffee drinks into liquid. There are more colorful ways to describe this, but IŽll spare you. However, I do not regret the food choices that I have made. Mexican food for lunch. A mint mocha frappe [View Full Entry]

mbaade - molly baade | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 5th 2009 | 15 Views | [diary=415484]


Viimeisia reissupaivia vedellaan. Ollaan hengailtu rennossa yliopistokaupungissa Leonissa nauttien hostellin altaasta, laheisen kahvilan erinomaisista pirteloista ja mehuista, iltaisin kuunnellen livemusiikkia salsaa ketkuttaen ja rommia siemaillen baareissa. Toissapaivana lahdimme valloittamaan matkamme toista tulivuorta. Cerro Negro on alueen aktiivisimpia tulivuoria ja sen rinteet ovat taysin mustaa vulkaanista hiekkaa ja kivea. Siita johtuen siella voidaan harrastaa hieman suomalaisille erikoisempaa lajia, nimittain tulivuoripulkkailua. Alas voi tulla myos seisaaltaan kuten lumilaudalla [View Full Entry]

Hunis ja Paste - Hunis ja Paste Nicaraguassa 2009 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 5th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=415241]

Kipuamassa
Campiones de Volcanboarding

This is my personal list of books I think everyone should read. BOOKS: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: This is my favorite book of all time. "It is a fable about following your dreams." It's short and quick, but everytime you read it you'll find something new. I quote it... often. ... ps I am now reading it in Spanish. "What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." -pcoelho Life of Pi by Yann [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 26th 2008 | 130 Views | [diary=270241]


So after making it back safely to Managua, myself and 3 others (Dave from the UK, his GF Jenna from Perth, and our Swiss Miss, Josiane) from the Corn Islands decided to arrange a taxi, ala ‘flashpacking’ to Granda. Granada is a colonial city that was discovered some time ago by the yanks, and is described as the Jewel in Nicaraguas crown. I was scared it would remind my of Antigua in Guatemala which I visited 6 years ago and dispised due to the American influence, but I was surprised by Granada and likened it to San Cristobel de la Casa [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 5th 2009 | 20 Views | [diary=414945]

Get your art on!
Blue dog
Me being arty...again

We were able to take a collectivo bus from the ferry dock to a junction about 5 kilometers from Granada. From there it was a short moto taxi ride from the junction to Granada. Our driver cracked me up. He didn't know where our hostel was, and didn't want to look at the map we were holding to find out. He insisted the central park was his destination. Whatever, the hostel was two blocks off the park. Hostel Oasis is a great place to stay in the city. It has a small dipping pool, hammocks, clean dorms and good decor. Its [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 5th 2009 | 19 Views | [diary=415260]

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Our moto taxi outside the Italian Consulate
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Eraana aamuna saimme houkuttelevan tarjouksen: snorklausta ja kalastelua ja edullinen hinta. Mikas siina! Lopputuloksena oli, etta nelja turistia ja yksi opas istuivat puisessa kanootissa melat kasissaan ja meloivat kohti ulappaa. Mulla menivat hermot heti, kun ranta oli 10 metrin paassa. Laitoin melan syliin, puristin veneen reunoja ja yritin olla itkematta. Jos joku hievahtaisikin varomattomasti, koko onneton paatti kaatuisi. Ranta alkoi jaada aina vain kauemmas ja ylitimme saarta ymparoivien korallien rajan, johon suuret aallot rikkoutuvat. En todella halunnut kauemmaksi ja kuulut [View Full Entry]

Hunis ja Paste - Hunis ja Paste Nicaraguassa 2009 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 3rd 2009 | 18 Views | [diary=414637]

Kala nimelta Mahimahi

Surffihemmo
Surffihemmo
Huomatkaa ketteran oloinen harrastusvaline.
Isla de Ometepelta jatkoimme Antin ja Marian kanssa Tyynen valtameren rannalle surffausparatiisiin nimelta San Juan Del Sur. Olemmehan kuitenkin kovan luokan laineratsastajia. Ensimmaisena paivana suuntasimme nelivetojeepilla kuulemiemme vihjeiden perusteella etsimaan The Rantaa eli taydellista biitsia jolla ei muita turisteja nay, jossa vesi on kirkasta ja hiekka lumenvalkeaa(vahan Lapin lisaa sallittakoon). Kolmen vartin pomppuisen kyydin jalkeen kuskimme ilmoitti, etta olemme perilla. Viela n. puolen tunnin kavely rantaviivaa pitkin ja tulimme omalle pikku privaattibiitsillemme karistymaan [View Full Entry]

Hunis ja Paste - Hunis ja Paste Nicaraguassa 2009 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 3rd 2009 | 17 Views | [diary=414649]

Tyyni valtameri

Knowing that we were going to be heading toward a country that was not as developed as Costa Rica or Panama did nothing to prepare us for the utter incompetence of the Nicaraguan border authorities. Note: the ones we encountered were not corrupt. They were simply not up to the task of running a border crossing. Costa Rican immigration was polished and efficient. We then walked for a few minutes to get to the Nicaraguan side. We were instructed to walk through a chain link fence lined walkway, only to emerge right next to the road we were alongside before entering. [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 5th 2009 | 41 Views | [diary=414994]

Volcano from the shore
village church
view from our guesthouse

Corn Island on taakse jaanytta elamaa. Tana iltana saavuimme viimeiseen kohteeseemme talla matkalla. Se on Leon Pohjois-Nicaraguassa. Lensimme pienkoneella saarelta mantereelle, ajoimme minibussilla rankkasateessa pari tuntia tanne, kavimme italialaisessa ravintolassa illallisella uuden reissukaverimme tanskalaisen Metten kanssa ja pian kollahdamme sangyn pohjalle. Huomenna tutkailemme kaupunkia, jarjestamme kavelyn tulivuorelle ja laskemme sita alas pulkalla. Niin ja kylla, niista Isla de Ometepen tulivuorista toinen on toimiva. Kiipesimme sen huipulle, joka ei enaa toimi. Toimivan t [View Full Entry]

Hunis ja Paste - Hunis ja Paste Nicaraguassa 2009 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 2nd 2009 | 18 Views | [diary=414304]


In Costa Rica now but feel the need to write something about my time in Nicaragua. Well defiantely the poorest central american country along with Honduras. Lots of beggars many children. First stop was Esteli which was a really nice town lots of cowboy types walking around and beautiful scenery. Then onto Leon i thought it was pretty grim considering its meant to be one of the highlights of Nicaragua. Within 2 hours of been in the big foot hostel somebody booked in and pulled the security boxes of the walls in the dormitories and stole peoples stuff this with people [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 2nd 2009 | 49 Views | [diary=414593]



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