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Palo Verde Destination Guide
Explore Palo Verde in Nicaragua
Palo Verde in the region of Río San Juan is a town in Nicaragua - some 104 mi or ( 167 km ) South-East of Managua , the country's capital city .
Current time in Palo Verde is now 10:55 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Managua " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, San Miguelito, Rivas, and Masaya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tegucigalpa . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Palo Verde ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Feliz Cumpleanos, Belenita! :)
My host sister's 2nd birthday party, preceding the dropping of some cake by Belen Augsburg College - Center for Global Education visit to Nicaragua in June/July 2010 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
San Miguelito, Río San Juan
San Miguelito is a municipality in the Río San Juan department of Nicaragua. San Miguelito is twinned with the town of Waltrop, Germany
Located at 11.40 -84.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Nicaragua Canal
This article documents the historical inter-oceanic canal, not to be confused with the smaller Ecocanal project - a shallow draft waterway to link the Lake of Nicaragua to the Caribbean - see Ecocanal. The Inter-Oceanic Nicaragua Canal is a proposed waterway through Nicaragua to connect the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Such a canal would follow rivers up to Lake Nicaragua and then 10+km through the isthmus of Rivas to reach the Pacific.
Located at 11.50 -85.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
El Almendro
El Almendro (meaning "The Almond Tree") is a rural municipality in the Río San Juan department of Nicaragua. Tradition states that El Almendro was founded in 1892, when Nery López, Perfecto Romero Acosta, Francisco González, and others, searchers of rubber trees and growers of Ipecacuanha (known locally as raicilleros) arrived looking for rubber and Ipecacuanha (known locally as raicilla).
Located at 11.68 -84.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Solentiname Islands
The Solentiname Islands are an archipelago towards the southern end of Lake Nicaragua (also known as Lake Cocibolca) in the Nicaraguan department of Río San Juan. They are made up of four larger islands, each a few kilometres across, named, from west to east, Mancarroncito, Mancarrón, San Fernando and La Venada, along with some 32 smaller islands with rocky headlands which afford shelter to numerous aquatic birds. The islands’ origins are volcanic.
Located at 11.32 -84.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Río San Juan Department
Río San Juan is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1957 from parts of Chontales and Zelaya departments. It covers an area of 7,473 km² and has a population of 95,500 (2005 census). The capital is San Carlos. The Department also includes the Solentiname Islands archipelago and the San Juan River, after which it is named. Trinidad, in Río San Juan, is the most southerly point in Nicaragua.
Located at 11.31 -84.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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