Chilling at the Monkey Island Hotel

An exercise in Nicaraguan Math: 1 km = 3 km

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January 2nd 2008
Yesterday we ventured on the long march to the San Ramon waterfall on Ometepe. The day started out easy enough - breakfast at the hotel and a leisurely morning of reading and enjoying nature. We had decided to go on the 3 km hike up to the San Ramon waterfall - about 1-2 km from our hostel and then 3 km to take us about 1/3 of the way up Volcan Maderas. We had heard the hike was rough, but that ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur

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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