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Nicaragua... La Primera Vez

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January 18th 2009
The day started badly... and got worse. We were due to catch a bus to the capital at 6.15am so dutifully paid the bill the day before. It was not until 5.45am (when conveniently no one was awake) that we realised that we had not got our 100 limpira deposit back. Reluctantly we accepted our fate, blamed karma, and headed to the bus shelter. There we waited in the rain (long enough to have been ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Capital Region » Pochomil

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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