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Granada

The cathedral in the centre of Granada


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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]
Blog: Isla de Ometepe & Granada
Date: May 5th 2012

Dear Blog Readers, We left Liberia and Costa Rica behind with a spring in our step fueled on a good smoothie and the most charismatic salesman on our bus to Penas Blancas, the border with Nicaragua. The border crossing was without doubt the worst so far. Dodgy money was changing hands, the bloke giving us entry stamps genuinely didn´t believe Laura´s passport was hers until she got her ... read more


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