The clan chief stands proud despite a vicious dog biting his ankle

Kickin Around in Nicaragua

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March 9th 2012
Several extremely long bus rides and a border crossing later, we have made it into the town of Leon in Nicaragua. Supposedly a little colonial town, it seemed very much like a normal little city to me, with odd bits of European-looking architecture here and there and the requisite opulent cathedrals/churches dotted around the city. By the time we got in there wasn’t much time to do anything oth ... 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