Leon, Nicaragua Travel Blogs

Friday 13th
Feb 14, 2009 (11 photos)

Been at another fabulous beach at Las Peñitas for a few days.  Several more hostels and better restaurants than Pochomil and also internet (for an arm and a leg) but not quite as  pristine and perfect a stretch of sand.  Nigaragua really ...

Leon (Lazy Bones) and (Oasis) Penitas Beach
Dec 4, 2008

I recently realized that I could find this page by simply searching: Leon Nicaragua Lazy Bones. You can read more about this great hostel and see photos at www.travelpod.com and search for me, ats2bad. My blog, Christmas Tree Banana Tree has   ...

Mary, Mother of God - Dec 12, 1531
Dec 12, 2008

It's all about the VIRGIN MARY. I stumbled upon another celebration at Park Central, on the steps of the Leon Cathedral. It seems that Juan Diego,(an Aztec Indian with a new"Christian Name") who was made a saint by John Paul (the last),  ...

Country number 4, Nicaragua
Dec 4, 2008 (1 photos)

Its so hot here, much hotter than it has been in Guatemala.  Been checking out the city, Cathedral and also went to a bug museum, the bugs are crazy big here.  We have arranged to hike to the top of Volcano Telica on Monday and camp over night, ...

Time to Go
Dec 19, 2008

... . The two words, marriage and baby are the ones that scare the Hell out of me. The Russians are coming to visit Nicaragua and I don't care, but mention the M and B words, and I'm outta town. In this case I'm just looking at other opportunities. ...

Museums of Leon, Nicaragua
Dec 27, 2008

... there are out there, with and without clothes. Go Visit the Art Museum in Leon!  ------------------------------------------------------------ Original Blog   Don't miss the museums here in Leon. There are lots of Trustfundistas ...

3 countries in 1 day
Dec 19, 2005 (2 photos)

... cheaper and has better sites, so I decided to make a one-day excursion across two borders to end up in Leon, Nicaragua. What a crazy day! Catching one Bus after another and going through customs and dealing with the hustlers that hang around borders. ...

Camioneta Taxi
Dec 12, 2008

I took a Camioneta (pickup truck with covered, framed-in, bed) out to the local landing strip. It got packed. I could feel people up against me on all sides. There were 30 people in the back of this thing. It costs about 30 cents.See the video.

Volcano boarding on the cheap
Jan 15, 2009 (13 photos)

... Leon on the afternoon of the second day after leaving San Salvador. And i damn glad to be in a hammock doing nothing :-) Leon´s nice. Colonial but not too touristy, good market, a happening central park and friendly locals. I stayed in the Bigfoot hostel ...

Hell's Bells!
Dec 6, 2008

The Church bells started ringing in the dark this morning - like roosters. There is a big cathedral every 2 blocks here. Don't forget the firecrackers going off, celebrating Xmas already.

Just hanging out in Leon
Mar 22, 2006 (6 photos)

... to the art museum that was said to be pretty good. Only to find that it was closed. Then on to the Rubio Dario (Nicaragua's/Central America's most famous poet) museum. It too was closed. I forgot most museums are closed on Mondays. Our last hope at ...

Leaving for Leon
Apr 30, 2008

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 ...

No Can Dance
Dec 8, 2008

... off -  Masses and parades with Mary statues.  I just returned from the Giantonas competition on the steps of the Leon Cathedral. A dozen groups of Giantonas and Pepes competed. They are all kids and their sponsors. Lots of people again at the ...

I'm Just Like You
Dec 23, 2008

A traveler I met was such a player, his comment after he met a young lady was always, "I'm just like you:" It didn't matter what she had said. He was always lying. And they would buy into it. Amazing. So I hope everyone is enjoying ...

Mooching around Leon
Dec 5, 2008 (3 photos)

Today we visited Leon Cathedral and the Entemology (Bug) museum. Really nice views of Leon and the surrounding Volcanoes from the top of the cathedral. Some of the bugs in the museum were crazy big and they had live spiders in tanks just for Emily!

12-25-08
Dec 25, 2008

Pics from my walk

It's Party Night!!
Dec 7, 2008

... blind drunk on party night. After booking our hike we discovered that tonight is one of the biggest celebrations in Nicaragua and especially in Leon! The idea of getting up at 5am tomorrow morning doesn´t appeal any longer. We spent some time in Parque ...

nica
Jan 6, 2007

Hey Everyone! I made it to nicaragua and am loving life right now. So far this country has been amazing and i´ve only been here 4 days. It was a little crazy at first being a new place and not being able to speak spanish, but i´ve managed to get by. I ...

Free Online Spanish Courses
Dec 11, 2008

Free internet at the hostels makes learning Spanish easier: www.bbc.co.uk/languages   (BBC)   www.lingolex.com www.studyspanish.com www.123teachme.com www.spanishpronto.com www.mhhe.com/socsience/spain/puntos.mhtml ...

Stuck
Jan 13, 2007

... been here a week. What makes or breaks solo travel is the people you meet and I´ve found a great crowd here. Leon is a laidback student town with a surrounding area that boasts a beautiful empty beach, numerous volcanoes and a rum factory. Everything a ...

Leon
Dec 15, 2005 (5 photos)

... or 90s music. And it seems they prefer the love english songs! One day in Honduras, the driver put a cd of Gun´N Roses! Leon is a colonial and very quiet city. After finding an hotel, we visited the city. They have 3 churches very different from each ...

Lazybones
Feb 7, 2009 (10 photos)

... ) started randomly clanging it's rather flat bell at 5.30 this morning!! Still at least there isn´t a rooster for a neighbour here. Leon used to be tha capital but in that old Melbourne/Sydney way Granada thought it should be instead, so now Managua is ...

The invisible woman
Feb 9, 2009 (11 photos)

... Nothing like seeing the bullet holes and the crosses painted on the road to bring recent history home.  Sadly for Nicaragua the Sandinista government is as corrupt (though not as murderous) as the Samosas.  Millions upon millions of dollars ...

Another Interesting Day In Leon
Dec 19, 2008

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  ...

Christmas Tree and Banana Tree: Leon LazyBones
Dec 12, 2008

More photos from Lazy Bones. The perfect Christmas tree is near a banana tree and a hammock. The weather is here - wish you were beautiful.

GRITERIA: Immaculate Conception Party
Dec 7, 2008

There is a fiesta tonight at the local cathedral and street, celebrating the immaculate conception of Mary. If Dec 8 is immaculate conception, and life begins at birth, then Dec 8 is also Jesus' birthday. "Who causes so much happiness ?" - This is ...

Leon
Jan 22, 2005 (1 photos)

Former capital of Nicaragua and sandinista base.

volcan Telika
Dec 17, 2005 (7 photos)

... easy and see how is it going. Granada is the oldest colonial town in Central America.It is right on the edge of lake Nicaragua which is the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world and unusually for a lake is populated by Bull Sharks. We walked into town ...

Leon - Gigantona and Enanos Cabezone
Dec 6, 2008

The video here, and another one on on "The Oasis of Granada", show the big parade-10- foot woman and little man/ Gigantona and Enanos Cabezone. The woman giant  represents Spain and the Dwarf represents the indigenous. Spain is powerful, but the ...

León
Mar 20, 2009 (17 photos)

Nach Managua bin ich dann weiter in den Norden des Landes, nach León. Ein sehr suesses kleines Staedtchen... Leider fand ich dort einfach null Anschluss zu anderen Leuten, obwohl es eigentlich ein totaler Backpacker-Ort ist. Aber ja, ich verbrachte die Tage ...