Do
-
check up to date travel advice. Nicaragua is much safer
than most people think
- but it's still wise to know
what's going on in advance (www.minbuza.nl
or
-
www.fco.gov.uk);
- learn some Spanish, people hardly speak English here;
- travel by chickenbus: easy, fun and cheap!
- spend some time on the Island of Ometepe, climb one of
the two volcanoes and
- visit the Charco Verde Reserve;
- visit León (Via Via has good food and you can stay
there for $3 a night),
- Granada and its surroundings,
La Selva Negra (www.selvanegra.com)
and the less
- touristy Matagalpa (www.matagalpatours.com);
- relax on the beach of San Juan del Sur or go to the more
beautiful beaches close
- by. A nice place
to eat or buy books: El Gato Negro (www.elgatonegronica.com);
- go to Bluefields and the Corn Islands if you have the
time and money. We didn't
- go there but
heard good stories about this part of Nicaragua.
Don't
-
visit the ruins of León Viejo if you're short on
time. The surroundings are amazing
- and it's fun
how to get there but the ruins are not that special;
- go in April or May if you can't stand the heat and don't
like sweating;
- step in a cab with only 2 doors, already one passenger,
no signs or when the cab
- driver
approaches you.
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