Petroglyph

Ometepe, Nicaragua

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September 12th 2013
We left Solentiname by boat to San Carlos to meet up with our next boat crossing lake Nicaragua for Ometepe Island. 10.5 hours from 2pm to 12.30am, it is a pretty big lake after all. We spent some of our time out on deck looking at the scenery and trying to spot fresh water sharks and crocodiles. Ometepe is an island shaped like a figure of 8 with the active cone shaped volcano Concepcion tower ... 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