The main road to Santo Domingo

The Importance of Spending Wisely

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October 10th 2008
You quickly notice two things when you cross the border into Nicaragua. The first thing that catches the eye is that almost everyone sports a bushy moustache. The Lonely Planet Guidebook conducted a survey that recorded that 70 percent of Nicaraguan men sport moustaches. From looking around I would guess that only about 30 percent of women had one. It is a well known fact that babies are actually ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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