Leon, Nicaragua Travel Blogs

Spot the Gringo.
Nov 12, 2004 (9 photos)

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 ...

Leon
Apr 17, 2005 (5 photos)

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 ...

Bus trips, ferry, taxis, and Bambi
Mar 4, 2006

... 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 ...

Leon is Hot Hot Hot
Mar 7, 2006 (10 photos)

... 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. ...

The place to base for volcanoes
Feb 1, 2007 (26 photos)

... , 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.

Still alive and well....
Sep 16, 2004 (17 photos)

... 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.

More heat and yet more colonial splendour
Dec 22, 2006 (14 photos)

... ; 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 ...

Wishing you a............
Dec 22, 2006 (3 photos)

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! & ...

And now, a parable
Mar 11, 2006 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

Volcan Cerro Negro
Aug 9, 2004 (9 photos)

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 ...

Are you a Dung-Beetle?
Sep 1, 2004 (1 photos)

... 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 ...

Still in Leon
Jul 21, 2004 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

Volcan Telica
Jul 30, 2004 (9 photos)

... 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 ...

It´s like going back in time!
Jun 21, 2007 (12 photos)

... 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 ...

3 Countries in 1 Day!
Jul 24, 2006 (6 photos)

... 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 ...

Yet another country...
Mar 20, 2007 (3 photos)

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Hiking Volcan Momotumbo
Jul 12, 2004 (23 photos)

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, ...

lakes, beaches and a rather muddy volcano
Dec 1, 2004 (8 photos)

... 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 ...

Volcano Boarding!
Jul 25, 2006 (19 photos)

... 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 ...

Semi-annual Report
Sep 24, 2004

... 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 ...

dat Grim Reapa ain't gonna get me yet!
Nov 26, 2003 (2 photos)

... 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 - ...

Ring of Fire
Aug 26, 2006 (20 photos)

... 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.

Champion Cocks and other Nicaraguan Specialties
Nov 25, 2007 (11 photos)

... .      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.    ...

Fire-spitting bulls
Sep 25, 2007 (2 photos)

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 ...

Volcanoe boarding
Jun 23, 2007 (21 photos)

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 ...

Rainy Leon
Sep 14, 2004 (1 photos)

... 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. ...

Leon's churches
Sep 17, 2004

... 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, ...

Wakey wakey (with poo update)
Jul 17, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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 ...

Dec 8: The beach and las Penitas
Dec 9, 2007

... , 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 ...

Tip Top: Nica fast food and Cleaning your plate
Dec 7, 2007

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 ...