Leon Bed and Breakfasts - Reviews and Rates

Leon in Nicaragua has been the most politically progressive city in Nicaragua. During the revolution nearly the whole town fought against Samoza. The town is covered in murals still depicting this era as well as those advertising certain good like maggi noodles, huggies nappies and Velvet loo paper etc, people dont seam to use bill boards, they ...

Leon is a nice town not too touristy which gives it a more authentic feel. Can't really say much about it though. We ate, drank Toña beer, ate some more. We did a day trip to the beach, Playa Peñitas. Its only 20 km from Leon but the local bus takes about an hour to get there. When we did arrive however we had the WHOLE beach to ourselves. Its a...

Three buses, three taxis and a boat later and I finally arrived in pretty, colonial Leon, home to Central America`s largest cathedral, Ruben Dario`s house and many fallen martyrs. Modern Leon draws hoards of backpackers for a slightly less historically sophisticated activity though. Sliding down C.Am`s youngest active volcano (this part of the c...

(Feb. 3) Arrived in Leon and decided to hike to the center from the bus station because the taxi drivers who lie in wait there are always forceful and annoying. Walked all over and finally decided on a nice place with a really pretty courtyard called Via Via. Joel and Andrea are staying in a $15/night private room and Joseph and I elected to sta...

UPDATE DEC 29, 2008 I was walking by the Art Museum this morning and took a peak through the barred window. There is a step there. And what did I see in the distance? The Nude Mary Magdalen by Guido Reni. I could not resist. I snapped a photo without flash. I uploaded picasa software and edited it as good as I could. If Mary Magdalen was a "best...

First, the local legend of Leon. Forget the Virgin Mary, Juan Diego, Giantonas, Pepe, and all that. I see this T shirt for sale that has a woman with a single breast exposed, chasing a man.The caption says "Toma tu Teta" or Suck Your Tit. See the photo. My cute little Spanish teacher tells me the story. See Video. A woman from Leon is rich, but ...

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Here I am again. Firstly, sorry for the lack of photos, but I haven´t been organised enough to ever have my camera & cable & enough time in an internet cafe (actually I did this morning but internet was down in the whole town), so you´ll still have to imagine what it´s like rather than seeing photos. Firstly, word has obviously spread be...

So early the next morning we took the 6:45am bus from Esteli to Leon, the former colonial capital of Nicaragua. This was an "expresso" bus straight to Leon, but be wary if you choose this path of travel - the road from Esteli to Leon is in ruins, full of potholes. For 2.5 hours we were jumbled, shaken, jolted and thrown from side to side as the ...

There is a reason I am here for five weeks. I am sure it is about learning another facet of life, something that I wouldn´t ordinarily learn at home. The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. I arrive back at Playa Roca after an afternoon in Leon. Perry is drinking beer with a guy my age from Canada. He is living in Leon, too. Happy as can be aft...