Leon, Nicaragua Travel Blogs

I have decided to travel with Catherine and Steve for a few days on my way from Copán, Honduras to León, Nicaragua. Instead of making our way to San Pedro Sula to catch the express bus in direction Tegucigalpa and then onwards to Managua, the capital of ...

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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We arrived in Nicaragua two days ago. It´s in the high 90s both in temperature and humidity! The people seem very warm and open, tourism is on the small scale here, just the way we like it. At the border crossing between Honduras and Nica we were stung ...

A travel blog entry by dospollos
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... will be in Leon awhile. It is a nice town, full of people, not so full of tourists. It is the liberal center of Nicaragua, and so far we have seen on murals: a CIA serpent being beheaded, Uncle Sam being crushed by the outline of Sandino, and graffiti ...

A travel blog entry by andrewandjacque
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... the mercado today that was filled with....nothing. Just masa, not even any salt. But it only cost 1 cordoba, around $0.06 US. Leon, like Granada, has a party bus. The one in Leon has the top cut off and strings of Christmas lights in its place. ...

A travel blog entry by andrewandjacque
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... , not that any of us were big rum experts, but it was good! So after quite a while in the Leon area, we are anxious to see other parts of Nicaragua with our few remaining weeks of travel and will be heading next to Leon´s historically rival city Granada.

A travel blog entry by casey_matt
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... took a bus into town to a copy center, copied it and had to return it. Great fun looking back on it all. Now, it´s just a paperwork and waiting game to get my new cards here to Nicaragua and the stolen funds returned ... they had time to use each card once.

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... ; Change some money into Cordobas which is about 35 to the pound.   Then walk across a Japanese sponsored bridge into Nicaragua with bicycles going past with locals carrying nothing as we trudge with our over-full rucksacks.  We arrive at the ...

A travel blog entry by emanddave
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Very Merry Christmas   and A fabulous 2007!   We are having an internet ´break´ for the next weekish on a Carribbean island but will obviously return with our Christmas adventures.   In the meantime, have a great one! & ...

A travel blog entry by emanddave
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... seco and patacones. In Costa Rica he discovered jerked fish and casados. And then Little Andrew found himself in Nicaragua. Now, Nicaragua is both a poorer and larger place than either Panama or Costa Rica. But it was here that Little Andrew ...

A travel blog entry by andrewandjacque
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It´s August! When the hell did that happen? Time is going quickly and it seems like I just left the USA a few weeks ago. My latest guiding trip was to Volcan Cerro Negro, a cinder-ash cone type of volcano. I realize now that every volcano has its ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... as when I am constantly on the move. As a result, updates are fewer and farther between. I am still a hiking guide in Leon, Nicaragua and I´m sort of stuck here since I like where I´m at and haven´t mustered the motivation to move on just yet. While ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... just plain fun. It´s a good cause too as their profits go to another org that helps street kids and children at risk here in Leon. I am amazed at the number of kids prowling the streets for a handout of a coin or some scraps of food. One kid wanted to know ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... way, is a beautiful bird found here in Central America. Meanwhile, while "working" as a "guide" for Quetzaltrekkers here in Leon, I have been up to the crater of Volcan Telica twice. This is the most amazing volcano hike yet and provides everyone with ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... selling water, coca cola, apples etc etc) we jumped on a bus that left an hour and a half later to Leon. Leon is a city in northern Nicaragua and was once the capital before that title was moved to Managua. Leon was a charming city, there was a big ...

A travel blog entry by alinmattrtw2005
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... were making great time but we weren't visiting Honduras so needed to find transport across the narrow section of land to Nicaragua. Luckily shuttle minibuses traverse the 2 hour journey border-to-border every 30 minutes. I love how frequent the buses are ...

A travel blog entry by rbisset
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A travel blog entry by esbjorn
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After leaving Esteli´, I took a bus to Leon, Nicaragua; a small colonial town with no less than 19 cathedrals including the largest in Central America and home to many of Nicaragua´s universities. An organization that I was familiar with from Xela, ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... immaculate poses. We also visited the 'Gallery of Heroes and Martyrs' which is dedicated to people who were killed during Nicaragua's turblent past. On the west side of town there is another big church which we took a look at & immediately opposite there ...

A travel blog entry by worldofbintang
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... later. The journey to the volcano was along some really picturesque roads and little settlements and put me in a really good mood. Nicaragua was turning out to be my favourite Central American country and i had only been there 2 days. Couldn't wait to ...

A travel blog entry by rbisset
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... amazingly beautiful Latinas that populate this region of the globe. Second quarter travels through Honduras, and most certainly Nicaragua have provided the company with many outstanding successes while financially coming in under budget for the entire 6 ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... turning in his grave as history unfolded. The Corn Islands are situated 60 miles off the remote Carribean coast of Nicaragua. It's a two day bus/riverboat journey thru hellish jungle and mountain terrain, then a 9 hour ferry over ruff seas - ...

A travel blog entry by bonkers
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... with murals scattered across each street. Probably a more quite night. There is no more volcano surfing for a two weeks, which is a shame, it sounded really fun. I guess we might head of the shores of Lake Nicaragua tomorrow and the city of Granada.

A travel blog entry by hodge
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... .      We arrived in Grenada Thursday the 22nd - It is the historically conservative town of Nicaragua with Leon being the liberal town.  As a compromise and an end to fighting, Managua is now the capital.    ...

A travel blog entry by nikolassarah
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Granada's quiet sister, Leon is another Spanish colonial town known for its amazing cathedrals, including the largest in Central America. Murals are found throughout the city, a known Sandinista stronghold, depicting the struggles of the city ...

A travel blog entry by losbrowns
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Leon is touted as a nice colonial town in Nicaragua.  I see no reason to go to this town unless you are there to volcano board.  The town is average at best but sledding down a volcano is definitely unique.   The volcano sledding ...

A travel blog entry by hildreth75
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... of Nicaragua until 1857. Today, the city has a large university student population and is considered the intellectual capital of Nicaragua. Long the liberal hub of the country, it was one of the strongholds of the anti-Somoza forces during the revolution. ...

A travel blog entry by grizzly
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... so churches, I lost count as to how many i visited but I think i got to about 8. I enjoyed the cathedral of Leon, the most famous cathedral in central America. The interior is magnificent with original paintings of Jesus' death march. For 10 cordobas, ...

A travel blog entry by grizzly
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... the conservatives by massacaring the city of Granada with 56, yes 56, men. He soon elected himself as president of Nicaragua through rigged elections and the US recognised his government. Three months later he instituted slavery, declared English as the ...

A travel blog entry by iwasthud
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... , this was nothing compared to the ride back! Unfortunately, we picked the wrong day to visit. Being the saturday after purisma, all of nicaragua had the day off and according to dennis ´all of leon goes to the beach´. We wanted to spend the night at a ...

So far, meliss and i have seen only 1 fast food restaurant chain in Nicaragua, with 2 stores: Tip Top. Tip Top looks like an exact replication of McDonalds only with a silly looking chicken as it´s embassador, instead of a clown. It´s fast food, with a ...