Celebration in the Park for Kids

Walking Around in Leon

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June 14th 2010
Hi! We are alive and well and enjoying all the sites of colonial Leon. Everyday we strike out for the churches, galleries, shops and markets all over Leon. Yesterday, while walking in the central park I ran into this girl I met from Israel named Noah who was staying at Finca Zopilote in Ometepe several weeks ago. I had also run into her again one day when I was in Granada only for a short ti ... 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