255. 🇳🇮 Drive from Somotillo to Somoto - Nicaragua

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somoto Villa de Santiago de los Caballeros de Somoto Grande or simply Somoto (from Nahuatl : Xomotepek 'On the hill of the geese' ) is a municipality and a city in the Republic of Nicaragua , head of the department of Madriz . It is located on the Pan-American Highway at a Honduran border crossing at El Espino. Being one of the most welcoming cities in the country, it is called " Flor del Henequén " due to its cultivation in the hills that surround it, " Oasis of Peace ", in times of the Sandinista insurrection and currently " Capital of Friendship". " or " City of Donkeys "; given the affection that has traditionally been shown to these noble animals and so much so that the local football and ball teams display it in their emblems. The city of Somoto has 51 communities, among which the towns of Uniles, Cacaulí, Sonís and Icalupe, among others, stand out. Toponymy Its original name, Xomotepek , means "Goose Valley" or "Goose Hill." The xomotl were birds whose plumage was used to make headdresses and clothing worn by the main indigenous people of the region. The name of the town was modified, from " Tepesonate ", " Tepesomoto " until the colonial era when it was named, through royal decrees, with the title of "Villa de Santiago de los Caballeros de Somoto Grande". And today it is known as "Somoto". Somoto is today the head of the department of Madriz, after it was split or separated from the department of Nueva Segovia , or Partido de Segovia, to form the departments of Madriz and Nueva Segovia. Leaving the city of Somoto as the head of the department of Madriz, with 9 municipalities and the city of Ocotal as the head of the department of Nueva Segovia. #ecuador #dashcam #ecuador #guayaquil #Cuenca #dashcam #dashcamvideos #dashcamtravel #dashcameras #colombia #ecuador #walking #walk #walkingtour #french, #guyana #frenchguiana #brazil #argentina #chile #dashcam #peru #bolivia #colombia #costaRica #2024 #2023 #2025 #bordercrossing