Playa Maderas

New Years, New Beginnings

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December 31st 2010
Friday, December 31st Kawabunga DUDE! “Hang ten” off of Playa Maderas. For those of us who don’t have mom’s surfing lingo sophistication, hanging ten is when a surfer can let all ten of his toes hang off the front end of the surfboard. Maderas gave me the best tan of my life, didn’t peal once and I have no tan lines! As we ate dinner on the beach we remembered New Year’s past; last ... 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