En Route to Leon- The Craziest Border Crossing Experience of My Life!!
September 2nd 2007 Upon leaving Perquin- Achim, Veronica and I knew we had a long trip in front of us to Leon, Nicaragua but we had no idea that we were in for such an unforgettable experience on the borders of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. We crossed El Salvador at El Amatillo and traveled in a collectivo (van) full of Hondurans and Nicaraguans and drove through Honduras for about two hours to the Nicaraguan
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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 
