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Leon: A Worthwhile Colonial City

June 14th 2015
Initially, we were on the fence about whether or not to visit Leon. Really, it's another colonial city in a long list throughout Central America so if it's in the middle or end of your trip it would be easy to skip. But we strongly suggest that you don't (skip it that is). As soon as we got to Leon with Antony (a Shetlander that we did our final dives with on Little Corn and he supported us when w ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » Leon

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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