Matagalpa Hotels - Reviews and Rates

The girls and I made our way to the town of Matagalpa in the mountains and Vince showed a couple of hours later, full of stories. He´s aready talking about his trip back, looking forward to it. I´ll try to get him to start blogging so he can share. Will send another blog tomorrow, this is just a short one to let you all know that Vince made it h...

Um uns von unserer erfolgreich überstandenen Wanderung auf die Vulkane Nicaraguas zu erholen und unsere unzaehligen Moskitostiche, blauen Flecken und Kratzer - was man sich so holt, wenn man allzu aktiv ist - abheilen zu lassen, sollte unsere nächste Destination Matagalpa heissen. Das ist ein kleiner Ort nord-östlich von Leon in den Bergen, erre...

We are finally recovering of 6 months travelling nearly non-stop, and our bodies must have been tired as we have been sleeping and average of 10 hours per night, plus siesta! However, if there is a place to rest, that is Selva Negra. Fresh, surrounded by short treks, full of wildlife, and excellent service and friendliness. So we are happy that ...

From the original banana republic to an actual coffee (among other things) plantation. I had read good things about the the Selva Negra (which translated to "Black Forest") Coffee Planation and Mountain Resort. In fact, that it was Nicaragua´s most famous resort, and that it was not that far off the bus route to Managua, Nicaragua, from Teguz. S...

If you rent a car in Nicaragua it's more than likely to be a Toyota Yaris. If you rent a Toyota Yaris in Nicaragua you are more than likely to damage it by driving through a pot hole or by driving too fast over a sleeping policeman (speed bump) which you hadn't seen until it was too late. If, like me, you spend the entire rental period worrying ...

We are currently living in Matagalpa, a small but bustling, coffee producing town 2 hours north of Managua and two hours west of Matiguas. The town centre lies at the bottom of a valley. The urban areas have spread in a seemingly random pattern up and onto the surrounding hills. Some of these neighbourhoods have paved roads, but not many. We liv...

Written whilst pondering on age, marriage, and impending fatherhood: As I start to age with the passing of the years Little wirey hairs spring forth from my nose and ears I stare into the mirror and ask the good Lord 'Why?' Is it coz I'm getting old? Please don't let me die. I take a pair of tweezers and attempt to pluck them out But no sooner i...