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Nicaragua - Ometepe and Granada

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November 2nd 2010
Getting from La Fortuna, Costa Rica, to Nicaragua is more difficult than it should be. There are two main border posts between the countries. One is on the Pacific side, a long way from La Fortuna, involving buses, hired cars, more buses and insanely early mornings. The other is the much nearer, smaller border village of Los Chiles. The border is actually a few kilometres up the San Juan River, to ... 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