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Hanging in Santa Cruz

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October 1st 2011
Sr. Carlos, the owner of El Encanto, is a polymath. He's come a long way from the farmboy in El Salvador. He moved to Vancouver BC, worked as a chef and carpenter -- there's an unusual combination that he would later combine to build a hospedaje. Then he learned programming, systems engineering, and graphic design. Moving to Washington state, he worked as a technical translator. Somewhere ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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