Granada

Granada is Grand!

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February 1st 2010
After 20 hours in a bus over two days, we made it to Granada. We took Hedman Alas to San Pedro Sula and spent the night, and then it took 15 more hours and a taxi ride from Managua to get to Granada. Ouch! The bus ride through Honduras confirmed why we always wonder about all those beautiful hardwoods from there since we saw a lot of tree covered mountains. We were fortunate in that we only spent ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Granada

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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