Playa Maderas

Day 66 to 75: Nicaragua (San Juan Del Sur and Ometepe Island)

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June 16th 2022
I crossed over from Costa Rica to Nicaragua over the land border. Except the fact that Nicaragua needs PCR test, it's an easy border crossing. My first stop was San Juan Del Sur, the famous beach on the Pacific Coast in Nicaragua. Just crossing into Nicaragua, I could see the change in the vegetation and feel the increased temperature. The soil was dry, the rainforests had given way to dry f ... 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