these are from my final days in Nicaragua...
went to Chinandega and over to the beach, it was a fabulous afternoon and evening!
a short bus ride northeast of Leon is the little town of San Jacinto. there you will find small but very hot springs with boiling mud and lots of steam. we had the best tour guide, all of 10 years old with a little sweetness and a lot of sass. of course i loved her!
Laguna de Apoyo, a 48 kilometer (yes i have to the metric system!) body of water inside the crater of the Apoyo volcano. We were there for a few wonderful days enjoying this view, swimming, kayaking, drinking coffee, lounging in a hammock and enjoying the stars...it was perfect!
A few days later we were off to Esteli in the north central highlands of Nicaragua. if you didn't know i love art and murals and street art...so i loved Esteli, there were murals everywhere!
went to Chinandega and over to the beach, it was a fabulous afternoon and evening!a short bus ride northeast of Leon is the little town of San Jacinto. there you will find small but very hot springs with boiling mud and lots of steam. we had the best tour guide, all of 10 years old with a little sweetness and a lot of sass. of course i loved her!Laguna de Apoyo, a 48 kilometer (yes i have to the metric system!) body of water inside the crater of the Apoyo volcano. We were there for a few wonderful days enjoying this view, swimming, kayaking, drinking coffee, lounging in a hammock and enjoying the stars...it was perfect!A few days later we were off to Esteli in the north central highlands of Nicaragua. if you didn't know i love art and murals and street art...so i loved Esteli, there were murals everywhere!
The city and region is best known as being the one of the largest pro-Sandinista areas in the north (the photo is from the mothers of heroes and martyrs museum which is dedicated to those that fought in the revolution), as a producer of coffee, and...
it turns out you get to swim-float and ride a few rapids as well!!
the canyon adventure was better than expected and i would certainly recommend a visit. oh but if you go, bring your own coffee and your own coffee maker!!
a producer of cigars! did you know that the area is perfect for growing tobacco and after the Cuban revolution it became a haven for cuban cigar makers? i didn't. so of course we went on a tour of a cigar factory. i only wish a camera could capture the smell, strong and if you like cigars well you would be in heaven!
Next and last stop in Nicaragua, the very small and very quiet town of Somoto. The sole purpose of the visit to this place, to hike in and around the canyon.
it turns out you get to swim-float and ride a few rapids as well!!the canyon adventure was better than expected and i would certainly recommend a visit. oh but if you go, bring your own coffee and your own coffee maker!!
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