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Northern heights

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November 13th 2011
Got on the first really crowded bus that came from the airport and ended up in Matagalpa, the chocolate and coffee king of Nicaragua. Due to the elections, not much was open which resulted in not being let into the chocolate castle and going to Germany. Selva Negra is named after the black forest in Germany and has clearly been run by germanic precision for several generations. An extreme contr ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Highlands

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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