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Nicaragua's national bird, the guardabarranco  
   

Nicaragua's national bird, the guardabarranco

(less interestingly known, in English, as the turquoise-browed motmot)
Where the track is barely beaten...

February 15th 2011
North or south? This was the tough decision facing Amy and myself when it came to deciding which part of the country we would tackle for our final road trip together in Nicaragua. The south – the Lago de Nicaragua port of San Carlos, the contentious Río San Juan that forms the border with Costa Rica, the hidden depths of several natural reserves, the rarely visited Solentiname islands, and t ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Highlands

Nicaraguan Flag 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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