Country Info
- Managua
- Capital
- Cordoba Oro (NIO)
- Currency
- 4,918,393
- Population
- NI
- Country Code
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Top Hotels in Rivas
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Hotel Barcelo Playa Montelimar All-Inclusive
310 reviews -
Hotel Barcelo Managua
46 reviews -
Hotel Real Inter-Continental Metrocentro Managua
101 reviews -
Crowne Plaza Managua
41 reviews
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Hotel Holiday Inn Select Managua
52 reviews
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Hotel Princess Managua
60 reviews
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Hotel Camino Real Managua
82 reviews
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Best Western Las Mercedes Managua
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Norome Villas Granada
59 reviews
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Legends Hotel Managua
20 reviews
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Hotel Alhambra Granada
48 reviews
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Hotel Plaza Colon Granada
216 reviews -
Mansion Teodolinda Managua
10 reviews
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Hotel El Conquistador Managua
3 reviews
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Parque Maritimo el Coco San Juan del Sur
8 reviews
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Hotel Casa Real Managua
4 reviews
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Hotel Campestre Plaza Azul Managua
2 reviews
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Hotel Los Balcones De Leon
28 reviews
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Royal Chateau Hotel San Juan del Sur
15 reviews
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La Casona de los Estrada Granada
19 reviews
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La Princesa de la Isla Big Corn Island
33 reviews
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Hotel D'Lido Managua
21 reviews
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La Perla Hotel Leon
115 reviews
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Hotel Casa Catarina Masaya
11 reviews
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Casa Iguana Little Corn Island
107 reviews
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Hotel El Almendro Managua
16 reviews
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BW LAS MERCEDES Managua
1 review
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Hotel Suyapa Beach Leon
21 reviews
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Hotel Ivania's Masaya
10 reviews -
Hotel Los Delfines Little Corn Island
20 reviews
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Estrella Hotel Managua
5 reviews
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Hotel Real Leon
19 reviews
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La Mariposa Spanish School and Eco Hotel Masaya
120 reviews
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Hotel Terrasol Granada
164 reviews
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Lobster Inn Little Corn Island
8 reviews
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Hotel Europeo Managua
21 reviews
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Hotel Internacional Managua
76 reviews
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Buena Vista Surf Club San Juan del Sur
172 reviews
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Madera's Inn Masaya
12 reviews
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Casa Vivaldi Granada
15 reviews
Rivas
Travel Blogs from Rivas, Nicaragua
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Driving Around in the Middle of Lago de Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... of the world's only freshwater sharks Having driven to San Juan del Sur for one more beach experience before leaving Nicaragua, we were again quite disappointed with the overpriced or uninspiring facilities on the pacific coast. Thus, we decided that ...
A stop in Rivas
This is a top pick! It is 11am and I am still in Rivas. There is something about Rivas I like and I am not sure what it is. I think it's the slow pace of the city and the many smiling people here. But, in about 1/2 hour I will take the bus to San Jorge and board the next ...
Fiesta de Sandinistas!
... Rivas gets too many tourists, because most people stay in a town close to it to go to the main tourist attraction in Nicaragua, Ometepe (the island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua with two volcanoes). Logan was fine because he has some Mexican blood ...
Pedicabs
... to the border of Nicaragua. After that it took about the same amount of time to get our passports stamped, walk a kilometer between Nicaragua and Costa Rica (what thats called I don´t know) and get our passports stamped agian and get another cab. We are ...
Hasta luego Costa Rica, Hola Nicaragua!
... the border. We were relieved to find that in huge contrast with our past couple of border crossing experiences, crossing into Nicaragua was remarkably hassle-free. Within 15 minutes of stepping off the bus we were stamped out of Costa Rica, into ...
Tough, tough cookies
Masaya, Nicaragua to Rivas, Nicaragua: 78km Elevation Gain: 479 meters Max Elevation: 511 meters 25 to 40 mph winds We had two options to get to the Pan American highway south of Masaya; via Granada which would have taken us down hill before ...
Back to Granada ... again!
... sounded like it was going to break down at any moment. Once back on dry land we shared a cab to the bus station at Rivas, saving cash again and then caught the first available bus back to Granada. We eventually landed back in Granada at around 2pm, ...
Speeding ticket?
... of "The Great Sultan", which is reference to where the name originated across the Atlantic. Granada is the oldest settled community in Nicaragua dating back to 1524. The city flourished as it had a route to the Caribbean Sea via the Lago de ...
Last day in Nica, a nice one too!
Had one night here, wasnt looking forward to it but we had to as our bus was leaving here at 7am. Was actually suprised again, the town is nothing special apart from the volcano hanging above the rooftops and the rickshaws peddling round the streets, but ...
Arriva in Rivas.
Last stop in Nicaragua before we head south to Costa Rica. No time for rest in our whistlestop tour of Central America. ...
Hot and Heavy
Rivas was a hot mess, with a heavy stress on hot. It was almost unbearable unless you were completely still in the shade, even then sweat would bead off your forehead, stinging your eyes as it dripped down. Couple noteworthy things about the town ...
Nicaragua
... on! The crazy start soon calmed down when we reached our destination, Isle de Ometepe. Its a beautiful island in the Nicaragua lake which is made up of two volcanoes. The island is so tranquil, particularly where we are staying. A ...
Border Boredom
... the delay we´d missed the last bus, and eventually ended up sharing a taxi ($6 each) with three Nicaraguans for the 40 minute journey to Rivas - two on the front seat, three in the back. The hostel we stayed at was basic to say the least. For $3 for ...
op naar nicaragua
... de handgeschud en welkom geheten door de nicaruguaanse douane wat een ontvangst Op de bus die we aan de grens namen tot het stadje rivas een beetje uitgelachen geweest door een dikke vrouw zonder tanden , die naar ons wees en zei ; "vosotros muy ...
Seedy City & Dark, Desolate, Dodgy Border Crossing
... as well as being late so she had to spend the night in a near border town on the Costa Rican side. Crossing the border into Nicaragua in the morning sounded only marginally better than our experience. I strongly suggest only crossing in bright ...
Rivas Hospital
Boy, I hate to rag on a rural, 3rd world public hospital. They're doing the best they can with what they've got free of charge for some of the poorest people in the world. From my couch back in the USA I applaud their efforts. From an ...
Rainy Rivas
... the girl's visa processed within a matter of hours even though it was Sunday. We then travelled to our hotel in Rivas, Nicaragua which we had received hints about being "rugged." As it turned out it was still hostel style but better ...
Erste Nacht in Nicaragua...
... , habe ich mir auch nicht vorstellen koennen. Dank zwei netter lokaler Maenner sitze ich am Ende in einem Huehnerbus auf nach Rivas. Spaet abends komme ich in Rivas an. Geschafft. In Rivas bin ich im Western gelandet. Alles auf Pferden, wunderhuebsche ...
Twin Volcanic Peaks!
... on tourism and cattle ranching, as well as on agriculture. Though relatively small, it is an intriguing part of Nicaragua to visit. The area known as Rivas started life as a wild land that was settled by various indigenous tribes around 606 AD. It saw ...
Ferry to Ometepe
After breakfast at our hotel in Rivas (included) we took a quick look around town and changed some money. Then we caught a taxi to the ferry dock in San Jorge to go over to the island of Ometepe. The ferrys (that can transport vehicles) run quite a ...
Night in Rivas
... hard because I know I'm going to miss them all but at the same time I'm excited because the adventure really begins! Rivas is a small buzzing town full for smiling nicaraguans. I spent the afternoon walking around before I chose small italian ...
daze-ientation
... things Nicaraguan - as the taxi flew Southward bound, he called out the various cities, including the volcano Mombacho, one of Nicaragua's biggest active volcanos, but hasn't erupted in the last couple of hundred years. However, I got tired ...
January 19-22: Rivas, Nicaragua
We got into Rivas, Nicaragua, about 30 minutes north of the border and decided to chill for a few days since traveling is exhausting. Also Rivas is a great jumping off point for other attractions like the Isla de Ometepe and San Juan del Sur. When we ...
Travels to Nicaragua
... Nicaragua! Luckily Daniel is clean, and luckily they did not mistaken the advil for some illicit street drug! We finally arrived in Rivas, Nicaragua at around 8 pm. We were in dire need of a "hospedaje" or "hotel." We didn´t expect much given that ...
ĦSocorro!
... be $10 for the ambulance. 5 x-rays, 2 prescriptions and hours of ER time were all compliments of the socialist state of Nicaragua, whether my luxurious foriegn travel insurance would have covered it or not. I was still acutely aware of how ...
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