San Juan del Sur
San Juan del Sur
(sän hwän dĕl so͞or), town, SW Nicaragua, on the Pacific Ocean. It was the Pacific terminus of the transit route across the isthmus during the California gold rush and is today connected by a short railroad to RivasRivas,town (1995 est. pop. 22,255), SW Nicaragua. It is on the Isthmus of Rivas, a narrow land strip between Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Rivas is the commercial center of a region which produces grains, coffee, cacao, and tobacco; livestock is raised.
..... Click the link for more information. . Coffee, sugar, cocoa, and balsam are exported from San Juan del Sur.