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Hotel Real Leon

Iglesia La Recoleccion Leon, Nicaragua

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Nicaraugaun cooking lesson

A travel blog entry by onyfootprintz

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... took a liking to her right away. She is 16 years old and since her mother died a year ago she is now in charge of the kitchen duties in their home. Once we had it all prepared Maria gathered everything together, mixed it all in a huge pot and took it out to thier stove which was outside. While the stew cooked and simmered we enjoyed an appetizer of homemade pica de gio, a yummy mix of chopped tomatoes, peppers, onion and spices wrapped up in tortillas, ...

Sandboarding and Hiking Volcanoes

A travel blog entry by onyfootprintz

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... got to the top and saw the views! A 360degree view of the beautiful landscape of Nicaragua, the Pacific Ocean and Lake Managau a huge lake with an even bigger volcano on its edge billowing smoke out of its top. We set up camp, enjoyed the views for the last little bit of light we had before the sun set and then we sat on the brim of the volcano and watched the sunset out over the Pacific Ocean. A beautiful sunset that we will never forget! We were all ...

Craziness!

A travel blog entry by onyfootprintz

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... building to make sure we hadn't over stayed our travel visas and then get on the rikshaw and ride a little ways to the Nicaragua office and pay a fee to enter the country. These rikshaw guys were all over us, there was probably ten of them wanting to help us, yelling at us in Spanish as we tried to figure out what the heck we were doing!  Of course we were not getting frustrated at all!  Then once we finally made it across we had to find a bus ...

Leon Old and New

A travel blog entry by megdoestdf2010

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Today started bright and early with a traditional Nicaraguan breakfast. We are all now fans of gallo pinto (a mixture of rice and beans), queso frita (fried cheese), chorizo, huevos, and tortillas. The Contempo chefs impressed again with a beautifully prepared plate of traditional favorites.

Roberto and Sergio picked us up on time and we headed north to Leon Viejo (Old Leon). Leon Viejo is a UNESCO heritage site that once served, in the 1500s, as ...

Culture and adventure!!!

A travel blog entry by lisaredwood

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... there was an amazing view of the string of volcanoes that stretch out in a line along nicaragua. Then down down down! i went first, who ever got a new record could get 5 free mojitos but no one did. you get sooo dirty and go so fast! there is a 41 degree incline :) one girl got a good graze but apart from that no accidents (it can be very dangerous!

We all got 2 mojitos so we went back to the hostel for drinks, and the guide asked me if ...