leaving ometepe

Granada

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March 23rd 2011
Bonnie: The travel gremlins were at work (or perhaps play) today. We arose at the uncivil hour of 4:00am and walked down the dusty, rocky road in the barest of light listening to the fauna waking up, especially the rooster brigade (don't know why they need so many -don't they say it just takes one...). All was well until we inadvertently got off the bus at the wrong ferry, and two more buses and s ... 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