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Nicarague - Granada

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June 14th 2010
I began the long, dusty, bumpy trek back to "Nicaragua" at 5am from Pearl Lagoon, changing at Rama, Juigalpa, and Managua (taxi across to UCA terminal) to arrive in Granada some 15 hours later. It wasn't the most comfortable of journeys: the school buses were cramped, old, and most of the roads were unsealed. During the leg between Rama and Juigalpa I was sat next to a lady with her sick 11 month ... 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