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Villa Catalina

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June 14th 2007
Villa Catalina consists of a community whose homes were destroyed by a mudslide during Hurricane Mitch. After the mudslide they re-located to a dump...literally a landfill. Villa Catalina has 116 homes (3 different styles) each with running water, a shower and latrine - these are the real luxuries. The houses were given out using a lottery system in exchange for a certain number of hours of co ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua

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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