Stop - Hammock Time

Laughing in Leon, Nicaragua

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May 6th 2010
It's been a hectic few days. After leaving Utila we spent a couple of days in La Ceiba figuring out our transport options. In the end we decided to leave Honduras for Nicaragua, and set off at 6.30 to catch a bus to the capital, Tegucigalpa. Seven hours later we arrived having had a relatively pleasant journey as seven hour bus journeys go, and immediately left by taxi for a different bus terminal ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » Leon

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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