Hike up Telica, 1,061 Meters

Nicaragua, Part 2

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February 12th 2016
Returned to Granada for a day before traveling via shuttle to Leon for a trip to Playa las Penitas and a stay at Barca de Oro, an "eco lodge" where we stayed in their ecoist of accommodations, a bungalow we found pretty comfortable. From there, it was a short walk to the almost empty beaches where you can walk for several kilometers running into hardly anyone...except on Sundays when people come f ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » Leon

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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