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Pochomil

by MalenaN

A very nice beach about 65 km southwest of Managua. There is a long sandy beach. Along the promenade there are a few restaurants and small hotels.Uppdated:The beach in Pochomil, and Masachapa to the north, is wide and many kilometres long. During the week it is almost deserted, but at weekends and holidays it gets more crowded. It is the nearest beach from Managua, only 65 km away.It is a perfect place to relax in , take long walks on the beach, lay in the hammock and read a good book , eat fresh and yummy seafood and watch the colourful sunset.I visited Pochomil on daytrips a few times in 1988/89 and for a couple of days in 2010.Buses from Managua to Pochomil leave from Mercado Israel Lewites, but as I arrived to UCA with a bus from Granada I took a microbus from there heading to Jinotepe. I went off in El Cruzero and waited there for the bus on to Pochomil.

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Off The Beaten Path: That's Nicaragua

by Beast

Nicaragua is The Unbeaten Path. It is "Costa Rica" 20 years ago: miles of undeveloped beaches, thousands of acres of virgin jungles and forests. This is not the place to look for 5 Star Hotels, although there are a couple. This is the place to really get away. To get intimate with nature without swarms of others every where you go. Nicaragua is extremely safe and has a great potential as the world's next great "get a way". I highly recommend getting out of the cities and working with local tour operators who can tailor any trip according to your desire. I will be happy to recommend companies if you wish. I am currently focusing much effort on out of the way places that have unexplored archeological sites and rivers for kayaking/rafting. Additionally I work closely with Barcelo, Montelimar Resorts in providing adventure trips.

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San Rafael del Norte - a great little town

by hugolorenzetti

It's a tiny tiny town, but it has the best museum on Sandino and the Sandinist revolution, as well as a drop dead beautiful church, and nice people on the Plaza to talk to - if you speak Spanish.I'll be more specific on my page about the city.

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Beaches

by Varinia

The pacific coast is more developed; there are many beaches along the coast, some like Pochomil is where the general population goes , it is closer to Managua. But a more exclusive beach is Montelimar, and San Juan del Sur( there are many beautiful beach houses close to the beach) but you can find nice motels as well.

Enjoy nature ...wherever you are!

by Varinia

Managua is not a pretty city. Visit cities outside the capital city Managua, the weather is better, landscape is greener, fauna is predominant...the colonial architecture is beautiful.Cities such as Granada, Leon, Esteli, Matagalpa.

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700,000 acres but we found them!!!!

by Suzie3

After several days of wandering around the rainforests in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui (Costa Rica) we hopped on a small covered boat and started our trip up the Rio Sarapiqui. After 2 1/2-3 hrs we finally reached the San Juan River and our first sight of Nicaragua. Immigration was a small shack where we got out and had our pictures taken by our boat driver. No papers to fill out-that was all done at the lodge. Another 1/2-3/4hr and we were on the Rio Indio and getting our first glimpse of the lodge. Set out on a small point on the Rio Indio this Lodge is a hidden jewel. It is located in the middle of a 700,000 acre reserve. It started out many years ago as a gold mining area by Cornelius Vanderbilt. As most gold mining areas do, it went bust. There is still a small railroad track that had been used to haul the gold as well as a bit of rusty equipment. There is also the small remains of a...

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El Transito

by MalenaN

West of Managua, in the province of León, is the village and beach El Transito. Along the beach there are vulcanic rocks. Rocks that are nice to sit on to watch the waves break. Rockes that creat tidal pools, big pools to swim in and small pools favoured by small organisms. And you can see a lot of crustaceans running quickly over the walls of the rock.

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Casares

by MalenaN

About 70 km southeast of Managua, by the Pacific Ocean, is the small fishingvillage Casares. In the morning the fishermen bring their catch of fish and lobster, which you can enjoy fresh for lunch at one of the restaurants.Even though the beach is not the cleanest it is a nice place.

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Beating a path to your mailbox

by epicult

Well... I was quite surprised that they have a mailman on Little Corn Island. He/she delivers mail to these small letter boxes (pictured) hanging from small twigs and branches along the islands jungle paths. The mailboxes don't seem to correspond to any particular house, trail or other marking but look as though they are just placed randomly along the trail.

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Solentiname

by tabla

Los que viajan a Nicaragua conocen perfectamente la existencia del Archipiélago de Solentiname, pero pocos llegan hasta allí. El viaje es largo y las posibilidades de transporte pocas.Pero si has conseguido alcanzar la ciudad de San Carlos, no puedes dejar de visitar Solentiname y pasar unos días allí. Desde San Carlos puedes tomar una barca que te lleve a las islas grandes de Solentiname por algo así como 75 ó 100 C$. El viaje dura hora y media, pero merece la pena, ya que pasas por delante de islas pequeñas antes de llegar a las mayores de Mancarrón o San Fernando.Mancarrón, por ejemplo, la isla mayor, está habitada únicamente por 18 familias (ahora a lo mejor son 19) y es una maravilla compartir con ellas su día a día, charlar mientras te tomas una cerveza en una de las dos pulperías, o apalabrar una excursión a la reserva de Los Guatuzos.Para dormir puedes hablar con Reynaldo Ugarte....

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Q:  Can anyone advise any information on a direct bus from Grenada, Nicaragua bus to Liberia, Costa Rica? Does anyone know where I... 

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A: I'm as new at this as you, but I'm researching similar questions. Look at www.ticabus.com. 

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