Passing under the arches

Nicaragua - Bluefields and Peal Lagoon

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May 31st 2010
After a long, bumpy bus ride I arrived in Rama from where I planned to take a boat to Bluefields on the Caribbean coast. Unfortunately I arrived too late to catch the last boat so I had to stay the night. I picked a hotel close to the dock and the first sight I saw after check in was a prostitute doing her make up in the communal area. I asked the landlady whether it was safe to walk around the ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Caribbean Nicaragua » Bluefields

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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