Leon de Oro

... was a beautiful 20 minute ride through lush green underwood and fields. In Las Pe?tas, I went to the little restaurant called barca de oro which is run by Sandra, a french woman. i was planning on visiting the island of Juan Vendado, so I checked with ...

... evem touching the water... so surfing, no swimming... In the evening I drank a Bananamilkshake at the "bar" from the Hostal Barca de Oro - run by a french woman - and the waitress introduced me to Jimmy, the other "Aleman"... We talked - what a pleasure ...

... this was attributed to the head of the padre rolling into the lake and causing a huge wave.  Divine retribution.  The Punche de Oro is a huge golden crab that wanders the night since the death of the last Cacique (chief) by the Spanish  It ...

... from 913 through the 14th-century 160 Pretty room of the Sala de Audiencias 161 Entrance to the Palacio de Don Pedro 162 Patio del Leon 163 Mosaic porcelain tiles and geometric wall designs 164 Patio del Yeso 165 Geometric wall designs 166 Wooden ...

Las Peñitas is a nice little fishing village (quaint, if you will) about an hour on the bus from Léon.  It was all nice and relaxed, but we came for the surf and the surf wasn't firing, unfortunately - lots of closeouts breaking right onto the beach and ...