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Why leave to Nicaragua ?

The privileged position of the isthmus on the northern and southern trade routes and the fertility of volcanic lands have long favoured the emergence of peoples engaged in subsistence micro-culture or regional trade. Central America is the ancient land of the Mayans (traces and remains of which can be found in El Salvador and Honduras), one of the greatest civilizations of mankind, the Caribbean Miskitos (Honduras and Nicaragua), the Caribbean Garifunas (Honduras) and a mosaic of ethnic groups of Mayan, Mexican or Colombian origin. Indigenous traditions were more or less destroyed by the Spanish conquerors, but there are still vestiges and authentic craftsmanship, while the Spanish have left a beautiful urban colonial heritage. More recently, civil wars and dictatorships have given these regions a character at the confluence of North American and Latin influences. Today, the three countries are resolutely looking to the future, the scars of war are healed and particular care is taken to turn past weaknesses into real tourist assets and attractions.

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