Hotels in Ometepe
Hotels in Ometepe There are many hotels in Ometepe, most of them are small, family owned hotels. The two areas where you can find more hotels clustered together are of course the two main cities, Moyogalpa and Altagracia, however there is also a large concentration of hotels at Playa Santo Domingo, an area facing east [...]
A unique set of islands located within a huge body of fresh water in a tropical country! If I was to use only one word to describe this paradise I would surely use the word magical! These absolutely lush tropical islands are home to a small population of peasants and fishermen who above all are [...]
Continue reading …The beaches of Tola have a reputation of being the best in Nicaragua. They are located at the Rivas Isthmus, the narrow tongue of land that is between the Pacific coast and the vast Lake Nicaragua. Politically, it belongs to the department of Rivas whose department capital is the city of Rivas. On the south, [...]
Continue reading …Aqua Resort Camino a Aldea El Gigante, entre Aldea El Gigante y Desarrollo Turistico Guacalito de la Isla, Tola Telephone: (505) 8849 6235 www.aquanicaragua.com E-mail: contact@aquanicaragua.com Blue Sol Aldea El Gigante, Tola Telephone: (505) 8507 2653 Buena Onda Beach Club Playa Santana, Popoyo, Tola Telephone: (505) 8973 0101 www.buenaondaresort.com E-mail: info@buenaondaresort.com Cabañas del Gigante (Birmanias [...]
Continue reading …There is only one international airport in Nicaragua, which means that all international airlines must land in the Augusto C. Sandino Internacional Airport in Managua. There is non stop service from the North American cities of Miami, Houston, Atlanta, New York, Fort Lauderdale into Managua. American Airlines and Taca both offer non stop service from [...]
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Although Nicaragua has long been one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere it has traditionally been an outstanding producer of world class poets and writers. Perhaps the most famous of all has been Ruben Dario, also known as the “Prince of Castillian Letters” and is the undisputed father of the Modernist Spanish Literary [...]
Continue reading …Surfing has become a major attraction for tourist visiting Nicaragua. Its privileged location on the Pacific coast and the proximity of Lake Nicaragua to the Pacific Coast has a mayor effect on the quality of waves for surfing. The offshore winds that are spawned by Lake Nicaragua combine with the surf coming in from the [...]
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The concept of a canal in Nicaragua has been going on for almost five centuries. When the Spaniards first arrived in Central America in the XVIth century and discovered the vast Lake Cocibolca, or Nicaragua, and heard that it had a draining point at its south eastern corner, they quickly became enthralled with the idea [...]
Continue reading …Nicaraguan cuisine has quite a bit of influence from the mesoamerican cultures. This, with the added fact that it was part of the Spanish Colony of New Spain (Mexico) for three centuries, means that there is a good amount of influence from the Mexican and Spanish culinary traditions. Perhaps the most Nicaraguan of foods is [...]
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Although Nicaragua is a relatively small country, there are several very distinct weather patterns that affect the climate here. For weather purposes, it is good to divide the country in three distinct sections, the Pacific lowlands, the Atlantic lowlands and the northern highlands. The Pacific, which is the most densely populated region of the country, [...]
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