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Lunchtime, and the local schoolchildren make the
most of the shade in the Central Park, Liberia		 "Which flavour ice cream would you like?" "What a mother has to
put up with!"
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Waiting to clear immigration at the Nicaraguan border Transport Nicaraguan style, San Jorge The main church,
San Jorge
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Our destination, the
island of Ometepe		 Beach scenes, San Jorge "Well, you did ask
for fish soup!"
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Stalls by the approach to the ferry terminal A high-tech way to
peel an orange		 Approaching
Ometepe island		 The beachside restaurant at Charco Verde Lodge
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The suns sets over Lake Nicaragua Two examples of the very old
petroglyphs that are found on the island
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...and another example A tree full of gourds A warm natural spring Main Street, Moyogalpa
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We enjoyed a chat with
Lobo, a Canadian blogger
whilst returning from
Ometepe island		 Posada del Docteur
hotel, Léon		 The streets of Léon. Horse drawn carts
are commonly seen, together with many bikes
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Three on a bike.
Hard work for one!		 A busy street corner of
the old colonial town		 A colourful selection
of hammocks for sale		 A large mural of the
history of Nicaragua
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The main plaza fom the roof of the Cathedral,
the largest in Central America		 The large number of single storey buildings is clearly evident. El Calvario church is visible in the distance.
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Colourful houses near
the Central Market		 The domes on the roof
of the cathedral		 Another narrow street
near the city centre		 Ruben Dario's house, a great Nicaraguan poet
and diplomat
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The front of Léon's
massive cathedral		 The fumarolic mud pools at San Jacinto
on the outskirts of Léon		 A breezy Lake Managua on
the way back to Granada
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Patio del Malinche
Hotel, Granada		 Granada and horse drawn
carts still in evidence		 The Cathedral and
Central Park		 The smoking crater of the Masaya volcano
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Welcome to the volcano
- but beware!		 An extinct crater nearby A spectacular mural in the
Masaya Visitors Centre		 The Masaya Lagoon
from Malecon
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Schoolchildren
near Granada		 Around the Archipielago Las Isletas just offshore from Granada on Lago Nicaragua
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Lola, a friendly spider
monkey, came on board		 The pedestrianised
El Cazada, Granada		 Flying into San José in the
Central Valley, Costa Rica		 Plaza de la Cultura,
San José
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The National Theatre,
San José		 The Post Office overlooked
by a high rise block		 Two of the many parks near the city centre

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Liberia


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Midday...
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...and the local schoolchildren make the most of the shade in the Central Park
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Liberia


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"Which flavour ice cream would you like?"
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"What a mother has to put up with!"
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Nicaragua


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Waiting to clear immigration at the Nicaraguan border
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San Jorge


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Transport Nicaraguan style
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Transport Nicaraguan style
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The main church, San Jorge
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Our destination, the island of Ometepe
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Beach scenes, San Jorge
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Beach scenes, San Jorge
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"Well, you did ask for fish soup!"
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Stalls by the approach to the ferry terminal
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A high-tech way to peel an orange!
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Ometepe island


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Approaching Ometepe island
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The beachside restaurant at Charco Verde Lodge
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The suns sets over Lake Nicaragua
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The suns sets over Lake Nicaragua
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Examples of the very old petroglyphs that are found on the island
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Examples of the very old petroglyphs that are found on the island
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Examples of the very old
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A tree full of gourds
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A warm natural spring
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Main Street, Moyogalpa
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We enjoyed a chat with Lobo, a Canadian blogger whilst returning from Ometepe island
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Léon


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Posada del Docteur hotel, Léon
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The streets of Léon. Horse drawn carts are commonly seen...
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...together with many bikes
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Three on a bike. Hard work for one!
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A busy street corner of the old Spanish colonial town
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A colourful selection of hammocks for sale
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A large mural of the history of Nicaragua
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The main plaza fom the roof of the Cathedral, the largest in Central America
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The main plaza fom the roof of the Cathedral, the largest in Central America
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Léon


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The large number of single storey buildings is clearly evident. El Calvario church is visible in the distance.
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El Calvario church
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Colourful houses near the Central Market
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The domes on the roof of the cathedral
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Another narrow street near the city centre
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Léon


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Ruben Dario's house, a great Nicaraguan poet and diplomat
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The front of Léon's massive cathedral
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San Jacinto


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The fumarolic mud pools at San Jacinto on the outskirts of Léon
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The fumarolic mud pools at San Jacinto on the outskirts of Léon
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A breezy Lake Managua on the way back to Granada
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Patio del Malinche Hotel
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Horse drawn carts still widely used
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The Cathedral and Central Park
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Masaya volcano


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The smoking crater of the Masaya volcano
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Masaya volcano


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Welcome to the volcano - but beware!
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An extinct crater nearby
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Masaya


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A spectacular mural in the Masaya Visitors Centre
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The Masaya Lagoon from Malecon
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Granada


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Some schoolchildren near Granada
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Around the Archipielago Las Isletas just offshore from Granada on Lago Nicaragua
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Around the Archipielago Las Isletas just offshore from Granada on Lago Nicaragua
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Around the Archipielago Las Isletas just offshore from Granada on Lago Nicaragua
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Granada


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Lola, a friendly spider monkey, came on board
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The pedestrianised El Cazada, Granada
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San José


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Flying into San José in the Central Valley, Costa Rica
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Plaza de la Cultura
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The National Theatre
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The old Post Office building - overlooked by a high rise block
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Two of the many parks near the city centre
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Two of the many parks near the city centre

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