Inside the Cerro Negro crater

Adios Nicaragua: Matagalpa, Leon & Managua

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December 22nd 2010
A significant number of German immigrants have settled in and around Matagalpa over the years – apparently explaining why there are more fair-skinned Nicaraguans here. Another of the legacies of this is a coffee plantation/rainforest just outside Matagalpa called El Selva Negra (Black Forest). This is now a combination coffee plantation, hotel (complete with Bavarian style chalets) and walks t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Capital Region » Managua

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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