Cathedral

Granada

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August 5th 2012
August 5 – Today started like most recent days. Awake at 7:30am, breakfast, skype with Jeroen. I had to finish packing and then I got a taxi to the bus station, a direct bus to Managua and then changed over to a bus to Granada. It was one of the buses that stopped frequently to get people, yet it still only took an hour or so. I sat up front next to the driver, along with my things, as there was ... 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