Enjoying a beer or two at sunset

Nightly blackouts and cold agua in Nicaragua

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December 20th 2006
LEON - Mon 11/12 - Wed 13/12 So after a lengthy bus journey down from Honduras on chicken buses we finally crossed the border into Nicaragua at Guasaule, without realising it. We are sitting on the bus and it had come to a stop, I looked out the window and a guy was shouting what I thought was ´agua´(water) at me. There was nothing quite unususal about this as every bus we go on ther ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua

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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