The lake in the misty crater

Ometepe - Land of mud and coffee

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November 25th 2006
ENGLISH We left San Juan del Sur on an old yellow US school bus passing through Rivas, a kind of loco market/bus terminal on the way to the island of Ometepe. After waiting half an hour for trucks with cartoonish loads of bananas to lumber off the ferry, we boarded in cattle class, which meant the lower deck where you get wet. An hour later we reached Ometepe and boarded the bus to Al ... 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