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Sapoa

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May 14th 2010
Hi again! Yesterday the mobile library went out to one of the southernmost towns in Nicaragua, Sapoa. There is only one more town to the south, Penas Blancas, which is the bordertown to Costa Rica. In this town we spent the whole day at the largest school I have been to. The primary school kids have classes from 7-12 ("kinder" from 8-12) and the secondary kids have school from 1-5. I di ... 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