Leon Hostels - Reviews and Rates

May 2, 2009 Las Penitas, Nicaragua

Soundtrack: The Cult - Love

Wake
up at 8am to the waves of the Pacific. The surf is a solid 5ft. with
glossy rideable rights and not a soul in the water. I decide to grab
some breakfast, traditional Nica breakfast which includes pinto beans,
rice, eggs, toast, a...

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), had a vision of the Virgin Mary (and who hasn't) in the city of Guadalupe (Mexico City), many years ago ( 4 ti...

Hi We are in León, Nicaragua's other famous colonial city. Support for the Sandinistas here has always been high - it is a city of poets and revolutionaries. We are staying in Via Via, a very nice hostel with live music, hammocks, cheap beer and enormous portion sizes in their restaurant. Dorm rooms cost $4 - what a bargain! Last night we went t...

We spent the morning and most of this afternoon meeting and traveling with the staff of Promujer in the city of Leon. What an incredible group. Promujer began in Bolivia in 1990 as a project of a local group that had secured funding from US Agency for International Development and now has over $28 million in loans in five countries--all to women...

From Utila we had two long travel days in a row. The first night we spent in Comayagua, the old capital of Honduras. We only had time for a look at the square and a great BBQ dinner out, served with delicious sauces of parsley and mild green chili with beans and tortillas. Once again, we were concerned by the lady at the internet shop who barred...

So, it´s my second day in Leon and I already love this city. Great food, friendly people and just a really relaxed vibe about the place, not to mention all the amazing churches and streets. I signed up with a volunteer organisation today called Quetzaltrekkers. They are an organisation who lead hikes around the many volcanoes close to Leon, and ...

After a whole day on the Ticabus, we arrived to Managua, Nicaragua, where we had a little trouble with a ******* cab driver who lied to us and overcharged us to take us to where we didnt want to go. But we got a minibus to Leon and we were on our way at last. Leon is a beautiful colonial city in Northern Nicaragua. It has Central America's large...

After we had our well deserved rest in Utila, James, Anne, Michael, Betto and I headed down south to cross the border into Nicaragua. It took us a total of 2 days to get down in to Leon in the North of Nicaragua. It was a long and painful journey but it did save us all a few bucks. We went to Leon to do one thing... Volcano surfing! Basically yo...

Bryan Adams: Everything I Do (I do it for you...like having a cup of shut the f&ck up would be a great start!) So it was that on March 14 that I came to leave Granada, said goodbye to my mates of the past 10 days Lisa and Shannan and headed by bus for Granada´s arch rival, the university and politically progressive, Daniel Ortega and Sandani...

We've spent about 10 days in Nicaragua and it has been great fun. After we crossed the border we caught a bus to Leon and arrived in the dark at around 7pm. Half an hours searching led us to the Hotel Avenida which had small dark rooms with lots of cobwebs but you got your own bathroom and it was really cheap at 90 cordoba's each (about 3 pounds...