我们的尼加拉瓜之行从南圣胡安开始。这个坐落于太平洋沿岸的城市19世纪曾是很重要的港口。从加利福尼亚运输货物到纽约,如果选择陆路,须跨越千山万岭以及北美大平原,路途辗转,风险也大;但如果选择水路,就便捷许多。来自加利福尼亚的货船首先抵达南圣胡安,然后货物被转运到格拉纳达,再横渡尼加拉瓜湖,沿着圣胡安河逆流而上到加勒比海,最后到达纽约。 Our trip to Nicaragua starts from San Juan del Sur. This 19th-century city on the Pacific Ocean was a very important port. If you choose to transport land from California to New York City, you will have to run across the mountains and the Great Plains of North America if you choose to land on land. However, if you choose a waterway, it is much more convenient. The cargo ship from California first arrived in southern San Juan and the goods were then transported to Granada, then across Lake Nicaragua, up the Caribbean Sea to the New York City, along the San Juan River.