Laguna de Apollo

This is the view looking down on Laguna de Apollo, as you take the half-hour walk down into the crater basin. The sounds of traditional pan music wafted up to us from the various restaurants on the beach below, completing the ambiance. As we walked we saw lots of beatiful birds, some lizards, and some irridesecnt blue butterflies as well. But after 1/2 and hour walking in the hot sun, we were EXHAUSTED, and glad to swim in the fresh waters of the lagoon...

The Great Central-American Treck begins!

August 5th 2006
On Monday, August 1st my frined Steve arrived in Managua from Toronto, thus marking the beginning of 29 days of spontaneous adventure travel from Nicaragua up to Mexico. We fly home from Mexico City on August 29th, but until then we have 29 days to play it by ear and go where the wind takes us! This is a whole new level of sponetnaity for me: and so far I am loving it! Before I left I bought a "Fo ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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