Nicaragua
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Is Ometepe Worth Visiting? My Experience on the Island
Ometepe was our first stop in Nicaragua during a three-week trip backpacking all eight countries of Central America by land. We had just left Costa Rica, which really wasn’t for me, and by the time we crossed the border into Nicaragua I was more than ready for a change. Then we arrived in Ometepe. We got off the ferry, found cheap motorbikes to rent right outside the port, piled ourselves and our ridiculous amount of backpacks onto one and started exploring. I loved the island almost immediately, and if I had been traveling alone with nowhere I needed to be next, I probably would have stayed much longer than we…
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Ometepe Island: The Nicaragua Stop I Immediately Fell in Love With
When a friend sends you a message asking if you want to backpack all eight countries of Central America by land in three weeks, there is really only one correct answer. YES. Nicaragua was country #53 in my dream of one day visiting every country in the world, and it was the third country of this trip after Panama and Costa Rica. Ometepe Island was our first stop in Nicaragua, and I swear I knew almost immediately that I loved this place. Panama had been mixed for me. Panama City didn’t impress me that much, while Bocas del Toro was cool but didn’t quite live up to what I had…
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Costa Rica to Nicaragua: Journey to My Country #53/197
I’m going to break the suspense right now and tell you that Nicaragua was probably my favorite country in Central America. And considering the absolute disaster that my time in Costa Rica had been, it is kind of funny how I somehow knew I was going to love Nicaragua almost as soon as I crossed the border. I had a hard time in Costa Rica and no, I’m not judging an entire country based on spending barely more than a day there. It simply was not for me, and by the time we left I was more than ready to get out. My friend and I were traveling through all…
