Hotel Sabalo

The deck in front of our room...there were tarpon jumping in the river..! Sabalo is word for tarpon....Some of the fish are 6 feet long and weigh over 100 kilos...

Another Paradise Lost...

April 28th 2006
We took the overnight boat from Ometepe to the village of San Carlos, located at the head of the Rio San Juan. We had planned to go down to El Castillo, the site of a Spanish fort, and spend a few days before returning to San Carlos and then up the Rio Frio to Costa Rica. Some advice to anyone travelling this route: no matter what you hear or are told, you cannot access money using a bank c ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Rio San Juan Region » El Castillo

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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