Howler monkey, Isla de Ometepe

A Corny ending to a great adventure

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May 3rd 2009
Having successfully extricated ourselves from El Salvador we found ourselves in the last country of our mammoth trip…Nicaragua; the land of coffee and volcanoes. We had pretty high expectations of this place from people who had gone before us and were immediately delighted as a large conical volcano came into view shortly after crossing the border from Honduras. A spectacular entry into the cou ... 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