Nicaragua · Nicaragua
San Juan del Sur
A Gold Rush stopover turned surf town.
- Population
- 15,553 (2005)
- Founded
- 1851
Then
- 1850s
Gold seekers bound for California rest here on the Vanderbilt line.
- 2002
The town is named the Port of San Juan del Sur for its 150th anniversary.
Now
Tourism has replaced fishing and shipping. The Christ of the Mercy statue overlooks the bay.