Sunset

Day 28 New Years Eve Ometepe Is.

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December 31st 2008
At 7.30am Pip, Beth & me were collected for our trek up Maderas Volcano. We drove to a finca at the base of the volcano. We had breakfast there & we had a look at some of the petraglyphs that were scattered on boulders around the area. I had originally wanted to hike volcan Concepcion but the guides would not take us because heavy rain had made it to muddy to go. It was a 4 hour hike through ... 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