Shaun Victorious with the Pinata

A la Puchical, "Wow"

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December 24th 2010
A la Puchical = "Wow" in Nicaraguan Slang (although I never heard anyone say it…or many I just didn’t understand) Friday December 24th Off to Ometepe – an island formed out of the lava flowing between 2 volcanoes, Maderas 1394 meteres and Conception 1610 meters. Located in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, home to the world’s only freshwater sharks which we happily avoided enco ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua

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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