Country Info
- Managua
- Capital
- Cordoba Oro (NIO)
- Currency
- 4,918,393
- Population
- NI
- Country Code
Nicaragua Slideshow
Nicaragua
Travel Blogs from Nicaragua
The Ring of Fire.........ooooooh!!!
This is a top pick! ... map you will see the volcano Mombacho close to the city .The eruption of Mombacho was so large it spewed tons of boulders into Lake Nicaragua, forming about 365 small islands. If you do travel to Granada this is one tour I recommend you do. We got on a ...
Out and about in SJDS
This is a top pick! ... vibrant,with brightly painted buildings and busses The local "chicken bus" is a very affordable mode of transportation in Nicaragua . The weather here on the south coast of Nica is beautiful. Today it's about 90 degrees,with an easterly wind ...
Wow! What a day
This is a top pick! Here it is the first of March already. We arrived in Nicaragua 1 month ago, and I am feeling kinda sad that we must leave in 2 weeks :-( The good news is that yesterday was Ross's birthday, and we had his birthday dinner here at the Park Avenue ...
The Tica Experience
This is a top pick! ... was SWEET because the bus dude took all our passports and got them all paid for and stuff together. Also, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua have a deal where one stamp suffices for all the countries, so we got stamped into Guatemala and didn't have to ...
Living with the locals
... of Matagalpa is situated in a valley surrounded by tall mountains and miles of countryside. This is the coffee producing part of Nicaragua, although they only produce less than 1% of the world stock, I'm sure it's a large amount nonetheless. I ...
Nicaragua: Sept. 24-27 "Taxi drivers gone wild"
This is a top pick! Sept 24/25: Make it across the border without much trouble at all and after a few "chicken buses" and a ferry, we are in Isla Ometepe. The island is in the middle of the lake and is home to two volcanoes, Concepcion and Maderas. We chose to explore ...
Volcano Island
This is a top pick! ... locals told us not to swim because of sharks. Since it rained most of the time here, we ended up going for little swims and staying dry..... Nicaragua was becoming very ...
Highlight of Nicaragra my ass!
This is a top pick! Granada is also suppose to be a highlight of Nicaragua. Once again I did not see why... ya so they have a nice central park area with a nice church and a strip of nice tourist bars but I did not see why that makes it so ...
Too much fun, too little time !
This is a top pick! Lastnight several people arrived at the Bambu Beach Club for the celebration of Yasmin's birthday .This was our first time at the Bambu since arriving 2 weeks ago. I thought I had died and gone to heaven last week when we dined at El ...
San Juan del Sur - the last days in Nicaragua
This is a top pick! One week Ometepe went by pretty fast. The first two nights I stayed in Playa Santo Domingo which is a one horse village with 5 hotels. During the day, I explored part of the area by bike which was quit an adventure. The roads would have qualified for ...
Fine dining in Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... review of what we have tried so far. I will explain first for those not familiar with the currency exchange here in Nicaragua.The money here is called the Cordoba,depending on daily fluctuations against the U.S. dollar there are roughly 20 cordoba to 1 ...
Volcanoe boarding
This is a top pick! 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 ...
In Granada
This is a top pick! ... Protestants although the majority of people in Nicaragua are Catholic. Here is a poem about the people of the Caribbean Coast. Nicaragua Caribbean Coast Home of indigenous people, Hail to all ethnic groups; Hail the Ramas from Rama Cay, Hail the ...
Nicawesome
This is a top pick! Crossing the Nicaraguan border by boat, we arrived in San Carlos and had a great first impression of Nicaragua. San Carlos is a small fishing village that sits at the headwaters of the Rio San Juan which connects the massive Lake of Nicaragua to the ...
I made a salad in Esteli!!
... some chicken again, use the other half of the avocado to make guacamole and buys some chips to dip. Tomorrow we will leave Nicaragua for a seemingly short journey to the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. If you can't pronounce it, wait for the title of ...
We made it!!
This is a top pick! Why Nicaragua?? Why not! The purpose of this blog is to try to give everyone the opportunity to see what a beautiful country Nicaragua is, and how safe it is to travel here. Ross and I arrived in Managua lastnight just after 9:00pm,there was a car and ...
Da Flyin Frog, and leaping lizards too!
This is a top pick! Today I went to "Da Flyin Frog" Canopy Tour with another guest from the Park Avenue Villa's . The staff from the canopy tour come to your hotel and pick you up in the morning.It is best early ,as it tends to get a little too warm later on in the ...
I'd rather be sailing...............
This is a top pick! So that's what I will be doing this morning! Finally after many windy days, the wind has died down enough to go out in Ralph's boat "No Bad Day's" I took this photo of Ralph sailing by from the balcony at Park Avenue Villa's. We will leave this ...
A day of R & R
This is a top pick! ... , and that day is going to be really tough to top! Ralph was all geared up today to take us sailing up the coast of Nicaragua, however the wind really picked up over night,and there was a small craft warning this morning. We could see a lot of white caps ...
Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... to having a glorious three night stop with two whole days to fill. This was also our first volcano! The drive through Nicaragua was spectacular. I think in terms of countries in Central America I have fallen in love with that Guatemala and Nicaragua would ...
Don't mess with Mother Nature!!!
This is a top pick! ... 6 weeks and we hope to make a trip back here to El Coco. Another really cool thing about staying on the west coast of Nicaragua in addition to all the spectacular beaches, is the opportunity to see turtles coming up on the beach to lay their eggs. I have ...
"Maggie's Back in Town" !!!
This is a top pick! After everyone got settled in yesterday afternoon we all met on the balcony for "sun downer's".Kim & Clay arrived in SJdS fully prepared to feed an army of guests! The sunset was again quite spectacular and we enjoyed Kim's yummy apps, and a few ice ...
A deer entered the bar...........
... when it was cut off, some sharks got stuck and now the only fresh water sharks in the whole world are found in Nicaragua. I didn't see any sharks but the evening brought a still calm lake and some wonderful picture opportunities. Similar to Isle de Sol ...
There goes the neighborhood!!
This is a top pick! ... Air Support Inc. said that the other three aircraft will be arriving In February. Lastly, but certainly not least! Fourteen of Nicaragua's most beautiful young women arrived in San Juan del Sur this morning.They are all contestants in the "Miss Nicaragua ...
OMETEPE.......Es Muy Tranquilo !!
This is a top pick! ... I had such an awesome time on Ometepe Island, that we needed an entire day to "regroup" Since I first started researching Nicaragua a couple years ago I heard many traveler's talking about Ometepe. I looked on line at several really good websites,spoke ...
Boozy Blue's and a Margarita bomb!!
This is a top pick! ... As you can see by all the smiling faces, a very good time was had by all. Another absolutely wonderful thing about Nicaragua for those who may be interested..................our evening out last night for Ross and myself, with the dinner special (yummy ...
What's going on in SJdS ?
This is a top pick! ... Nicaragua has come up with a few predictions for the New Year.( 1) The new potable water pipeline that comes from Lake Nicaragua will finally solve the problem of water shortages, especially during busy periods, like Christmas, New Year's and Easter. ...
"Blue Thunder"
This is a top pick! ... nbsp; We are sitting on the balcony with our backs to the moon. A few final thoughts about this years trip to Nicaragua from "my man Ross", below is a list of some fond memories about the time he spent with Kevin.Ross will look back and smile ...
Another day,another dollar
This is a top pick! We have been here just 3 days and have not seen even half of the town.The entire waterfront is populated with fabulous restaurants.Lastnight we dined here at El Timon .According to many, it is the best place for seafood.Since it is so abundant and fresh ...
Operation Turtle Rescue ???
This is a top pick! Today started out early with another trip out to Rancho Chilamate. Our friends Clay and Kim from Chicago have been reading my blog about how much fun we have had riding with Blue and Jamie.So today we all left at the crack of dawn to make sure we got to ...