finca de magdelena

nov 25th

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November 27th 2008
got woken up by the locals at 530. and so i got up and got fed and ready for the hike. our guide, guille en espanol, was named freddy and a couple from holland were w us named fonz and margarite. fonz was slow and he turned around w his wife just after mid point. freddy spoke no english, but it was good practice for my spanish. freddy said it would take an hour and half from where we were from, bu ... 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