SDC13223

Volunteering by the beach and in the bush.

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July 12th 2010
Arrived in Chinandega, a short hour trip west of Leon, and arrived in a town full of conflicting aspects when compared with Leon. The town has many colonial influences in the styles of very old Churches, but has very little of the commercialization associated with other tourist towns…one of those factors, tourists, are virtually nonexistent. I had to take a taxi to my next destination. Arrivi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast

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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