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An exchange of cultures in the jungle

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February 22nd 2012
We are lucky to be in the jungle during the one month out of the year when the cicadas are alive. To say the sound during the day is deafening is not quite right…. the sound is so loud your ears begin to ring and pulse. I tried to take some video to capture the sound because I have never heard anything like it. We have also heard Howler monkeys in the distance. They make some SCARY sounds but I ... 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