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Day 33: Travels to Ometepe Island

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May 9th 2013
We had an 8.15am departure this morning which was a welcome change from some of our previous early morning travel days. We piled onto our mini-bus to take us the 1.5 hour journey down to San Jorge where we waited for a short period until our little ferry arrived. The ferry was more like a mini-barge, space enough for 2 vehicles and we all sat on top to enjoy the views as we sailed across to Ometep ... 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