Volcan Maderas

¡Adios Centroamerica!

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November 8th 2008
Firstly, apologies for my tardiness in updating this folks. Although I´ve only actually been out of Central America for just over a week, it already seems a long time ago. That probably says something about how much was crammed into my first week in Peru, but we'll save that for a different tale. Last time we spoke, your intrepid traveller (that's me) was getting sick and tired of cities, and ... 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