Ross in a swamp

Isla Ometepe

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February 22nd 2008
A ferry over lake Nicaragua took us to the two volcanoes that make up Isla Ometepe. We stayed one night in charco verde with the killer geese and another night in santo domingo were we ran into some fellow smithereens. I knew it would happen on this trip, you can't seem to escape them where ever you go. We visited the local Ojo de Agua (Eye of the Water) with Alec and Aaron and hit the sack for t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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