Ben Linder Cafe, León

Ben Linder was an American killed in Nicaragua´s Civil War. Linder was volunteering in a rural area, when he was ambushed and killed by the right wing Contras, who, ironically, were CIA trained and funded.

Sandinista Land

August 1st 2008
The red and black flag First time visitors to Nicaragua could be forgiven for thinking that the country's flag is red and black, but this is in fact the Sandinista Flag, which we noticed flying everywhere, almost from the moment we crossed the border, and which is much more prominent than the official blue and white Nicaraguan flag. Politics is never far away in Nicaragua, an ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua

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

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