San Juan del Sur
San Juan del Sur is a municipality and coastal town on the Pacific Ocean, in the Rivas department in south-west Nicaragua. San Juan del Sur is popular among surfers and is a vacation spot for many Nicaraguan families and foreign tourists.
Its population is approximately 18,500, consisting largely of families engaged in fishing and foreigners from the United States, Canada and Europe. While the local economy was, for many years, based on fishing and shipping, it has shifted towards tourism in the last 20 years. In October 2002, to mark the city's 150th anniversary, it was formally designated the "Port of San Juan del Sur" and a "Tourism City of Nicaragua."[1]
San Juan del Sur, set aside a crescent-shaped bay, was a popular resting place for gold prospectors headed to California in the 1850s. Correspondingly, San Juan del Sur served as a hub for Cornelius Vanderbilt Lines.
A statue of the Christ of the Mercy sits above town on the northern end of the bay.
The town is near the site of the filming of Survivor: Nicaragua and Survivor: Redemption Island.[2] The seasons aired in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Nicaragua Canal [edit]
San Juan del Sur is the port on the Pacific that has been focus of many historic and modern day Nicaragua Canal proposals because of its location on the narrow isthmus of Rivas between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Nicaragua.
U.S. Intervention in San Juan del Sur [edit]
U.S. backed forces engaged in armed conflict in San Juan del Sur on March 7, 1984.[3][4]
The 1992 Nicaraguan Tsunami [edit]
On September 2, 1992 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the central coast of Nicaragua generated a tsunami that devastated many communities along the Pacific Coast. Run-up values along the coast ranged from 2m in the north and south to up to 10m in some central locations. Run-up values in San Juan del Sur were approximately 5m. As a result of the tsunami an estimated 60% of homes in the community were destroyed, approximately 800 residents were displaced, and businesses and homes along the Malecón suffered severe damage.
Geography [edit]
Climate [edit]
Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18°C (64°F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification[5] subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate).
| Climate data for San Juan del Sur, Nicarauga | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27.3 (81.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22.8 (72.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
10 (0.4) |
130 (5.1) |
267 (10.5) |
183 (7.2) |
198 (7.8) |
300 (12) |
460 (18) |
112 (4.4) |
28 (1.1) |
1,706 (67.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
Volz case [edit]
A local judicial court in nearby Rivas has received international media attention for the conviction, overturned on appeal, of American magazine publisher Eric Volz, accused of raping and murdering his Nicaraguan ex-girlfriend in her dress shop in San Juan del Sur on November 21, 2006. After 11 months in prison, Volz was released and left the country
References [edit]
- ^ Romero, Bayardo (January 2012). "San Juan del Sur Celebrates 490 Yrs. of its Discovery, 160 Years as a City and 10 Years as an Official Tourism City". Del Sur News.
- ^ "'Nicaragua to host two seasons of hit TV series Survivor". PR Log. May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "International Court of Justice, CASE PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES IN AND AGAINST NICARAGUA (NICARAGUA v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)".
- ^ "CIA Employes Fought Nicaraguans; 2 Gunfire Exchanges Reported in Support Of Commandos", The Washington Post, December 20, 1984, p. A24.
- ^ Climate Summary for San Juan del Sur
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 9, 2013.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
- List of Activities in San Juan del Sur -
- San Juan del Sur Portal - Use this portal to help you set up a ride, book a hotel, plan a meal or just inform yourself of what’s going on in town. Glide over the map with the mouse to find out more about the best places to eat, sleep, ride and more.
- San Juan del Sur Surfing - The Definitive Travel Guide for San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- Spanish School San Juan del Sur - Spanish School San Juan del Sur.
- Nicaraguan Travel - Nicaraguan Travel - Nicaragua Transport-Gomza Transport- Villa Mar Marsella
- San Juan del Sur Guide - Online Travel Guide for San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- Virtual Tour of San Juan del Sur
- [1]-Nicaragua Earthquake/Tsunami Sep 1992 UNDHA Situation Reports 1 – 7
Satake, K., J. Bourgeois, K. Abe, K. Abe, Y. Tsuji, F. Imamura, Y. Iio, H. Katao, E. Noguera, and F. Estrada. 1993. Tsunami Field Survey of the 1992 Nicaragua Earthquake. Eos, 74:145-160.
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