Convento y Iglesia de San Francisco

Initiated in 1585. Burned to the groun in 1856 by William Walker & rebuilt during 1867-68.

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March 10th 2009
The city of Granada I left Managua after only one day and went of in search of local buses for Granada. They guy at the hostel gave me such bad directions that I had to keep walking around the neighbourhood looking for the bus stop with my very heavy backpack on my back. I eventually found it - in the area that he told me I didnt need to go to and caught the first bus that was there (ol ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Granada

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

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