Isla de Mono

Somos Nica!

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March 9th 2013
Nicaragua was a country that I knew very little about before embarking upon this trip. It probably gets overlooked because it doesn't have a famous canal, a reputation for eco-tourism and hasn't had a civil war for a while, well relatively speaking (read Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras). It turns out it's a beautiful country, with the cliched friendly people, but it's not without it&# ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

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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