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Isla Ometepe

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March 31st 2011
I got to the pier for 1pm, as advised. I'd bought my 90C (it said you had 2 options but in the end, the lady explained the cheaper one was “commercial only”) ticket earlier that day, so it was pretty straightforward. When I arrived, I spotted Antoine, the Swiss guy I'd met on the bus the previous afternoon, so I went and let on. With him was another Roman Swiss called Baptiste. We got on the b ... read more

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

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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