Boating around 20220221_114759

Boating around

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February 28th 2022
I was excited to finally fulfill a goal of crossing Lake Nicaragua by boat from Granada to San Carlos, all the way at the other end at the mouth of the Rio San Juan. The boat ride was a trip in itself and took over 15 hours from start to finish, with a long stop in Ometepe due to the loading of bananas by lots of human hands (and lots of bananas). Before getting on the boat we had a bit of a da ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Rio San Juan Region » San Carlos

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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