Banana Republic !

Day 24 Tegus to Granada

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December 27th 2009
I got up at 6am & went out to have a look around the city. At 8am I returned to the hotel we checked out of the hotel & walked to the Tica Bus Station to get our tickets to Managua. We were driving most of the day. The border crossing into Nicaragua was painless. Volcan San CHristobal loomed large as we approached it. It was quite a sight. We passed lake Managua & arrived in Managua city aro ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Granada

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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