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Volcano Boarding Rocks!

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May 11th 2010
After five days of being poorly and doing nothing much other than sleeping and reading we decided that the only thing to do would be to throw ourselves down the side of a volcano sitting on a small piece of plywood. Obviously. The journey began when 24 of us climbed on to the back of a truck which had a bench down each side. Open to the air, the breeze was lovely which calmed the heat of the ... 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