Kev

A rough introduction to surfing

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October 19th 2006
San Juan del Sur is all about surfing, it is the town most frequently mentioned by fellow travellers in Nicaragua as the place to ride some waves, so we headed there to see if we could actually get upright on a board. Our mission in San Juan del Sur was to learn how to surf (or at least try!), so as soon as we had found a place to stay we were out on the streets hunting down the best surf d ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur

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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