The Harbor

San Juan del Turisto

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March 11th 2008
After two days in Granada full of relaxation, cooking our own meals, beautiful colonial buildings, and bars with names like "The Zebra Lounge," we were OFF! to the pinnacle stop in our trip...Isla de Ometepe! for volcanoes, farming, nature, and welcome isolation. We had planned all weekend to take the 3:00 ferry across the choppy, expansive vastness of Lago de Nicaragua (seriously, look at a ma ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur

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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