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In 1610 the original location of Leon was destroyed by the explosion of volcano Momotombo leaving the original city in ruins, now a place for tourism declared a National Heritage site by the (UNESCO). Old Leon will give you a perspective of the before and the new Leon (located a few miles away) a taste of the after.
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As soon as you enter Granada you will have to say "wow, I could stay here a week". Granada is a very colorful and charming city. The fact is that Granada is "THE MUST" of Nicaragua, truly a colonial jewel founded in 1524 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, today is the oldest colonial city in the continent of America, not including the Caribbean.
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Ometepe island is and was once a sacred island before the Spanish conquerors came to the new world, our native ancestors tribes, descending from a pre-Aztec period in Mexico believed in a prophesy which spoke of a sacred island with twin volcanoes that stood in the middle of a great ocean of fresh water. These prophesy was fulfilled when they found Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. A prophesy that till this day has not been forgotten.
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Experience the best beaches of the Southern pacific; San Juan del Sur bay, Marsella, Madera’s and Coco Beach. From San Juan del Sur we will take a boat ride to Marsella a totally virgin beach and then head to a surfer beach Madera’s. We return to San Juan del Sur and spend the rest of the day relaxing and waiting for the beautiful sunset. |
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An excellent place for peace and tranquility.
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 As morning arrives and the sun rises we will head to la Libertad gold miner fields, now each group of gold miners works together to extract rocks that contain GOLD inside of them. They have to dig caves in which as a tourist you may enter and explore the deep gold mines and interact with the gold mining families. It is a great experience just to enter into a REAL GOLD mine!! .
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Snorkeling or scuba diving is the main activity of the Islands, so be prepared to see beautiful colored coral reefs and fishes and even sharks that sometimes may appear and may gives you a bizarre sensation. You must also try the native coco bread made from coconut oil, a very exquisite treat. You can also go deep sea fishing, watersking, horse back riding or ride around the island in golf carts. Corn Island is one of the worlds “best secret paradise destinations in the world".
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 River San Juan is in fact the most important river in Nicaragua, Historically and Ecologically, it is the resting place to many species of reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians and in General Wildlife. It is a trip t the jungle and the return in time to an era of piracy. The river San Juan was used in the 1600s as a strategic place for attacks n the colonial city of Granada. Later in the 1700s it was fortified by a castle that still today stands strong. Finally this river was used in the mid 1850s as the transit route by Cornelius Vanderbilt for the Gold rush of California of 1849.The Panama Canal was not yet built.
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