Leon

Hot in the city tonight

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April 5th 2007
I arrive late in the morning to the bustling colonial town of León, Nicaragua. The bus terminal is of a typical Central America variety, bustling with people, touts pulling you by the arm to buy clothes, fruit or some shoes that will probably fall apart within a week. I get a whiff of a sweet smell of smoke coming from the corners where little ladies in are frying up various kinds of meat over th ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » Leon

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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 fir... ... read more