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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]
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] Blog: Holed Up In Estelí
Date: February 29th 2008
It took us a day and half to reach the dusty mountain town and former Sandanista stronghold of Estelí, Nicaragua. Estelí was at the violent front lines of the war for independence in the late 70s and fierce patriotism still permeates the city. Once there, we realized we had brought more than memories from Honduras... we spent most of the next four days in close proximity to our pri ... read more
Date: February 29th 2008
It took us a day and half to reach the dusty mountain town and former Sandanista stronghold of Estelí, Nicaragua. Estelí was at the violent front lines of the war for independence in the late 70s and fierce patriotism still permeates the city. Once there, we realized we had brought more than memories from Honduras... we spent most of the next four days in close proximity to our pri ... read more
