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Nicaragua

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February 10th 2008
Greetings all, I'm in a town called Leon right now in Nicaragua. Nice place. Lots of universities here so the young population makes for a very vibrant atmosphere. Last I wrote I was on my way to Ometepe island on Lake Nicaragua. Ometepe is a fairly big island formed by two volcanoes. One dormant and one active. Its a beautiful place. I ws only there 5 days but one could easliy spend a couple ... 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