Rest time

The tale of two cities

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August 2nd 2015
What a day. We started out on a city tour of Leon with a local guide who told us practically all the history of the place. The ancestors out here were brutal with their killings and punishments. We went to a museum featuring the tallest heanta (giant lady puppet) and the myths and legends of Leon which was based in a prison where they tortured people during the revolution. On the way out of there, ... 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