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We have so far spent two days at the gorgeous pool of Hotel Granada and will no double be there again. Even if you are not staying there, you can pay $5 and have unlimited use of the pool. There are loungers with umbrellas, trees all around and great shallow areas for little ones. You can go in and out if you want to go elsewhere for lunch (recommended)
Hiking in Selva Negra is a lot more than walking in the woods. You hike into virgin rain forest where you experience nature at its purest, the sights and sounds of the forest will amaze you as they have done many of those who have already had a chance to visit us. Don't forget to check out the trail statistics and the trail map. Selva Negra offers you a wide variety of hiking trails to experience. From the slow pace of a walk around the lake, where you can watch the ducks go about their daily life, and listen to the hummingbirds as they busily buzz around you to get the nectar of their favorite flowers.
Viejo Leon is the archaeological sight of the "old city" ruins. We paid less than $10US (including tip) for a guide to walk around the ruins with us and explain the sights. His English was very good and he was extremely friendly. It was a very informative tour - well worth the $10US!
You can drive right up to the edge of the volcano! Toxic sulfur gases fill the air (that's what the "steam" is in the photo). There is a walkway leading up from the parking lot to the large white cross at the top edge of the volcano. If you lean over the edge a little, you can see red lava! The entrance fee to the park was $4US/each for adults. Well worth it!
Somoto-San Isidro-Leon was our first bus-route. We somehow got close to San Isidro, got off at a ... well, next to a fritanga by the road, where people gathered waiting for the bus that goes to Leon. I was watching butterflies flying around, amused by everything my eye-balls were taking in and then the ruteado bus came. Wow, what an experience. Mumbly's car gives a pretty good idea of what the bus was like.At one point the jumping up and down (cause of the quality of the road) made me hysterical and I was just laughing. Btw, if I haven't mentioned already... Lots of people get on the bus and sell food (frescos, grapes, tajadas, fried chicken, etc.).After three hours we got to Leon and then took a bus to Poneloya.Poneloya and Las Peñitas are two coastal towns, relatively close to Leon. We decided to stay there and visit Leon the following day.Poneloya was ... basically abandoned, which...
The nightlife in Managua is probably one of the city's most amazing features. Again, moving around implies having a car, but there are some great areas with fantastic bars and restaurants.I apologize for not having visual material to accompany the words, but I did not take my camera with me on that night out. We went to a great bar and restaurant called Piratas. Loved it. The atmosphere, the interior. Had a couple of cocktails there.We then went to Antologia... Now the name suggests a totally different feel than Piratas and ... different it definitely was. A place inspired by the great revolutionaries in Latin America, which I personally enjoyed immensely. Music by the Mejia Godoy brothers, Silvio Rodriguez...After that came the true highlight of the evening. We ended up in a... it was a restaurant, but not as fancy (wish I knew the name), somewhat of a neighbourhood joint. It was full...
We started to climb down from the hill where Sandino's monument is located, reaching a broader street. On the left, the restaurant of the brothers Mejia Godoy, marvelous musicians, legendary artists from Nicaragua. On the right side there is a shopping mall. Yes, the typical, North American type of a structure designed to provoke elevated level of consumerism. The cinema, the popcorn with butter, American doughnuts, etc.We headed off to Universidad de Centro America or UCA, a well-known educational institution in Nicaragua. The campus is beautiful... The nature in Nicaragua kept astonishing me over and over again!
The Park Sandino is located on a hill, not particularly high, but high enough to have a fantastic panoramic view of Managua. The hill is right next to Laguna de Tiscapa, one of the four lagunas within the city limits.From the park you can see the very few tall buildings that the earthquake has spared, the building of Banco Central de Nicaragua and the hotel Intercontinental. You can also see only the facade of the old cathedral... it's a very strange sensation to see a beautiful structure and then realize that it is hollow... The building of the family Pellas (owners of the brewery, producers of the famous La Flor de Caña, great Nicaraguan rum, and of many many many other businesses), the lake Xolotlan, and a lot of green areas.I loved the Sandino monument. It's... simple, yet so grand. Just like Sandino himself. A simple black monument of Sandino's figure, with his recognizable hat......
An organized chaos! Or, a chaotic organization. An impressive mixture of contrast! Huge, loud, relatively dirty, FUN and unbelievably joyful - Managua is all that, and more.You cannot move without a car. All the interesting places that are to be seen are scattered throughout the city and... walking around is not an option. For one, the combination of "Celsius, Pascal and H2O in the air" kills any desire to make the effort and walk. And... it's true that there are certain places (even large intersections) where one could be the victim of a pickpocket (or even some meaner individuals) because anything that can be converted into money is a potential objective.Don't get me wrong, I hate being paranoid and so far have not had such experiences, but I'm just saying. Managua is not exactly the safest place on the planet.There have been a lot of changes in the appearance of the city after the...
There are several companies in Granada organising tours to Vulcán Masaya. Some of the tours are day tours, some are night tours (actually late afternoon/evening) and some include stops at the market in Masaya or in the Pueblos Blancos.I chose to take a night tour to Vulcán Masaya with Tierra Tour. When I booked the tour I paid 30 dollars, but when I arrived at the office the next afternoon more people had signed up for the tour so I asked someone what they had paid, and it was 25 dollars (July 2009). I told the staff in the office and they gave me 100 cordobas (5 dollars) back. We left Tierra Tour for Vulcán Masaya at 16:00. Arriving at the National Park Vulcán Masaya we drove up to the rim of the Santiago crater where we parked the car while we walked up to the Bobadilla cross for nice views. Sulphur dioxide gas was coming out of the crater making thin and thicker clouds of smoke, but...
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1 Review and 53 Opinions It felt like staying at Home in Nicaragua. The rooms are nice, very comfortable beds, a great...
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