Me and Michaela at the top of a lighthouse in the middle of a cow pasture on Little Corn Island

Nicaragua = Winter Break 2010-11

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January 1st 2011
My friend, Michaela, had some friends who were traveling to Nicaragua. She thought it sounded pretty great and invited me and a family friend of her's, Judy, to be her partners in crime! We flew to Managua, spent a night at a very noisy Best Western by the airport and then got on a super early flight the next day to the Corn Islands. We took a bumpy boat ride from Corn Island to Little Corn Is ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Capital Region

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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