The deer in the back garden

Nicaragua

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April 21st 2009
When we last wrote, we were in Antigua, Guatemala. We got a very early morning bus from there and skipped right through El Salvador and Honduras and ended up in Managua, Nicaragua. On the way, Garry was in charge of changing the money at the border. I had calculated a rough guess so he knew what to expect, yet he came back with US$15 less because instead of dividing the local currency, the cambio/ ... 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