Nicaragua Travel Guide
Nicaragua is known to be the largest nation in the region of Central America
near the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Its neighboring country is
Honduras
in the north and northwest,
Costa Rica
in the south and bordered by the Caribbean Sea in the east. The largest city
inside Nicaragua and serves as the country's capital was Managua. Nicaragua is
considered to be an island paradise because of its blooming beach breaks,
colonial towns, and volcanoes where guest could do a lot of activities. As most
people know, Nicaragua has been a trouble spot for years because of the civil
war that originated between foreign countries but after the war, the country
began to thrive for its own development.
Tourism became the nation's second largest industry with about 60 thousand
tourists a year who visits Nicaragua and increases its tourism growth each year.
It is said that month's of december to january are the best times to visit the
country of Nicaragua. It is because these months are considered dry season
wherein you could do lots of activities that you'll surely enjoy. During this
season the most popular destinations to be found in Nicaragua are its landscape,
culture, flora and fauna, beaches, lakes and volcanoes. Learning the culture of
the native Nicaraguans is surely a pleasant thing to do too.
The city of Granada in Nicaragua is the most in demand place for tourist in the
country during peak months. Though it is only the third largest city in the
country, the city of Granada had been the center of commerce of Lake Nicaragua
for years now. Other than these, this colonial city of Nicaragua with faded
pastel facades is most known because of its ringing church bells. If you want to
get to the most accessible volcano from Granada, Volcan Mombacho would be the
choice as getting there needs only a few travel and walking or hiking. Another
popular place to visit in Lake Nicaragua or Granada would be the Las Isletas de
Granada, which is known to be a tropical paradise with its 354 chains of islands.
Other than volcanoes and islands, cathedrals in Granada are also a tourist spot
because of its historical past and architecture.
If you want to see most of the universities, religious colleges, largest
cathedral in all Central America, and other colonial churches, Leon has a lot to
offer as this city is known to be the intellectual capital of Nicaragua.
Volcanoes can also be found at Leon and one of it is the Telica Volcano, which
heats the underground river that supplies the sulphuric hot spring water of
Hervideros de San Jacinto. The capital city of Nicaragua, Managua, is a tourist
attraction too since the city had been severely affected by an Earthquake on
1972 and civil wars after that. Colonial architectures and museums can be found
in this capital city. Other than volcanoes, people also visits the lagoons as
the center of water sports with residential options and activities such as
boating, fishing and picnicking.