Getting Around San Juan del Sur by Car and Immigration Requirements for living in Nicaragua
September 29th 2008 Having access to a vehicle was an essential part of our freedom to roam the countryside of Nicaragua. Most of the "roads" are dirt and in unbelievably bad shape. We literally had to hold on to our seats to keep from falling over while traveling on some of these roads. The huge potholes had to be constantly avoided or you could end up having to be pulled out of dangerous "craters". Driving at night
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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 
