Scintillating off-shore keys, verdant lagoons, crumbling port towns and scores of ‘end-of-the-world’ settlements conspire to make Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast one of the most photogenic locations in the country. Snapped in April 2010, these images supply fleeting impressions of the Creole communities of Bluefields and Pearl Lagoon, as well as the Garifuna capital of Orinoco, the Corn Islands and Pearl Keys. Further afield, in the Northern Atlantic Autonomus region, the Miskito port of Bilwi and remote village of Waspam are pictured.
Subject to harsh tropical elements, the Caribbean port of Bluefields carries an unmistakeable air of decay. But like any good Central American town, life here is conducted in the street, whatever its state. This photo set features an excerpt and link to a piece published on the award-winning Perceptive Travel website.
Divided from its Pacific cousin by vast tracts of rainforest, Nicaragua's Caribbean coast has an entirely unique flavour. These photos were snapped at various locations in the vast departments that comprise the area: The Southern and Northern Atlantic Autonomous regions.
Bluefields is Nicaraguas most bustling Caribbean port town. The cultural flavour here is very different to western Nicaragua. English is widely spoken by the predominantly Afro-Caribbean population, but Hispanic and Miskito communities also occupy the city and surrounding region in large numbers.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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