The whole island from the ferry
Concepción (on the left) is almost exactly one mile above sea level and last erupted in the 1950s.
Maderas is around 4,000 ft., dormant and the one we chose to climb.
Wusses.
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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: Our own private Galapagos
Date: March 16th 2008
Date: March 16th 2008
