Ometepe

A bit of a disappointment

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February 5th 2017
We had heard many great things about Ometepe, an island in lake Nicaragua formed by two active volcanoes. With this in mind we set aside just under two weeks to see it before heading down to Costa Rica. On the ferry over to Ometepe we met some people going to little Morgan's hostel, and having been recommended it before too, we decided to join them. I wish we hadn't! On first impressions it was ... 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