Local festivities

So this is Christmas

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December 26th 2008
When it’s hot and sunny it’s very difficult to be convinced that Christmas is close at hand. Even a good proliferation of plastic Christmas trees and solid smattering of fairy lights just didn’t quite propel us into the festive mood. When we were in San Juan Del Sur four weeks earlier, on the way back from a brief dip into Costa Rica to renew our visas, we had picked it as a good spot for C ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur

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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