View from the bus San Cristobal

Volcano Countries!

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January 1st 2013
Goodbyes behind us, we were both happy to get back on the road and out of a big City. We woke from our slumber on the bus to a barren volcanic landscape as we crossed the border into Honduras and then not long later into Nicaragua. As we drove past one of the larger volcanos, San Cristobal, we noticed it was smoking heavily, but thought little of it. We later found out that it was on a high level ... 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