Relax on the Tropical Big and Little Corn Islands
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To get to these gorgeous tropical islands, take a plane from Managua to Big Corn Island and then take a boat from Big Corn to Little Corn. The voyage to these islands are not for those with weak stomachs since you must travel on a small plane and a small boat to get there so be sure to bring Gravol. Once there some of the more popular activities include:
1. Go on a snorkelling adventure where you may get the chance to swim with dolphins 2. Climb the lighthouse tower and get an amazing view of the island. 3. Rent a motorbike, golf cart or moped and take a tour of Big Corn Island. |
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Wikipedia: The Corn Islands are two islands about 70 kilometres (43 mi)
east of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, constituting one of 12 municipalities
of the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur department. The official name of the
municipality is Corn Island (the English name is officially used in
Spanish-speaking Nicaragua). The Corn Islands, along with the eastern half of present-day
Nicaragua, was a British protectorate from 1655 until 1894, a period when the
region was called the Mosquito Coast. At one time, the islands were frequented
by Caribbean pirates. In 1894, the Nicaraguan government claimed the area.
Under the Bryan–Chamorro Treaty of 1914, the islands were
leased to the United States for a period of 99 years. The terms of the lease
made the Corn Islands subject to U.S. law, but they remained Nicaraguan
territory. The lease notwithstanding, the United States never maintained a
significant presence in the islands. Once the laws of Nicaragua became common
law, all these communities, which were ruled from Bluefields until the
autonomous laws were enacted in the 1980s with U.S. acquiescence and the
Nicaraguan government directed the local administration of the islands. The
right of the United States to use of the islands remained until April 25, 1971,
when the lease was officially terminated by the denunciation of the Bryan-Chamorro
Treaty under the presidency of Anastasio Somoza Debayle, on July 14, 1970.
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