Granada

Ometepe Island and Granada

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October 19th 2014
We left Monteverde on the 6am bus heading for Puntarenas. This bus dropped us off at the intersection with the Pan American highway. We waited here with several other people until a bus stopped. We wanted to go all the way to the border but this bus was only going part way to Liberia, we decided it was better than nothing. When the bus finally arrived at Liberia we were able to easily change onto ... 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