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  1. Granada Nicaragua Las Isletas – Travel Video Ep. 20

    Blog: Two Backpackers - 9 January 2012

    Watch More Adventure Travel Videos Enjoy a boat tour of millionaire homes on Lake Nicaragua through an HD adventure travel video from 2 Backpackers, Jason and Aracely Castellani, while visiting Granada, Nicaragua.  In travel video episode #20, we tour Las Isletas and Monkey Island on Lake Nicaragua. Enjoy the show! Nicaragua Travel – Granada Granada’s [...]

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  2. Advertising Latin Style – Travel Video Clip 6

    Blog: Two Backpackers - 5 January 2012

    Watch More Adventure Travel Videos After traveling throughout Central America and South America, we have experienced our share of unique cultural norms in Latin America, one of which includes putting home speakers on your car and advertising loudly through the streets. This wasn’t an occasional site, it was a frequent site, often advertising for events, [...]

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  3. The Long Journey – From Granada to Roatan via Managua

    Blog: Viva Latin America! - 11 May 2011

    We knew this trip was never going to be too much fun as we would be traversing the width of the continent, but thanks to the Tica Bus, it could have been a lot worse. We were starting from Granada which isn’t the jumping off point for the Tica bus, so in the afternoon we [...]

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  4. Social Work in Granada – Carita Feliz and MI Museo

    Blog: Viva Latin America! - 3 May 2011

    One of our days in Granada saw us lucky enough to get a great behind-the-scenes look at a wonderful charitable organisation. The mission of Carita Feliz (Happy Face) is, where possible, to deliver whatever services there is most demand for in the local community. The centre is based around education but this is not its [...]

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  5. Granada, Nicaragua

    Blog: Viva Latin America! - 21 April 2011

    Granada is somewhere that gets under your skin. It is a multicoloured historic city that is large enough to ensure that you won’t get bored but small enough that you can still get a good feel by walking around. The first thing that struck me is that although it screams “colonial” at you there is [...]

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  6. Nicaragua in Pictures: Gorgeous Granada

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 21 February 2011

    A photo post about my backpacking trip to the beautiful colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua. Stunning churches, colourful buildings, crumbling ruins all overlooked by the dramatic silhouette of the Mombacho volcano. Continue reading →

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  7. How to get up Volcanoes the easy way

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 February 2011

    Always fancied seeing a volcano up close but don’t fancy the sound of a strenuous two-day hike? Or scared of risking injury by having to slide back down on a plank of wood? Well don’t worry – Nicaragua have a … Continue reading →

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  8. Nicaragua, Good Times For Backpackers

    Blog: Backpacker Bucks - 2 February 2011

    Nicaragua is a little bit of the wild west smack dab in the middle of Central America. An up and comer on the backpacker circuit and very budget friendly.

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  9. La Hacienda – Granada, Nicaragua

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 26 December 2010

    Close to the tourist center of Granada, Nicaragua, there is a new restaurant called ‘La Hacienda’.  We went to eat there with Suyén and Jill, hailing from northern Florida.  The menu consists of tex-mex fare with some international variations of seafood and beef.  A favorite of many is the local Macua drink, made of guave, [...]

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  10. Laguna de Apoyo<<<<>>>>Apoyo Lagoon

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 19 August 2010

    Here is a beautiful jewel that makes up part of the landscape so important for tourism in Nicaragua: the Apoyo Lagoon in Catarina, Masaya.  The Glass family, hailing from New Milford, Connecticut, was taken aback by the beauty.  The other picturess are on the highway back to Granada, Nicaragua, near Caña de Castilla in a [...]

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  11. Not that Granada, the Other One

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 15 August 2010

    A quick Google for a place called Granada, is likely to turn up a couple dozen cities, towns, provinces and other such geographic designations all throughout Spain and the Americas. But if travelling to Nicaragua in Central America, there is no question to which Granada people are referring.

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  12. Las Isletas de Granada

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 14 August 2010

    Our trip to the little islands of Granada, Nicaragua started out quite wet.  However, as the minutes journeyed forward, the rain stopped and we had a decent day. Nuestro viaje a Las Isletas de Granada, Nicaragua comenzó bien mojado.  Sin embargo, a medida que pasaron los minutos, se pará la lluvia y disfrutamos de un [...]

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  13. Nicaragua

    Blog: Lost World Expedition - 24 July 2010

    By time we had made it through our hellish day of Honduras, it was pretty late at night. At the Nicaraguan border they told us there was a hotel just a few miles down the road, so we drove on with our one headlamp, and pulled into the first hotel that we found. When we [...]

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  14. Another set of Crocs<<<<>>>>Otro juego de Crocs

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 11 July 2010

    Here’s another pair of nice Crocs, children’s size.  Costs about C$30 ($1.50).  You can find anything here in the market in Granada, Nicaragua. Aquí está otro par de Crocs, tamaño de niños.  Cuesta C$30 ($1.50).  Podés hallar cualquier cosa aquí en el mercado en Granada, Nicaragua.

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  15. Tele Pizza

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 10 July 2010

    Comí una ensalada Chef bien rica en Tele Pizza.  Podés verla en la foto, repleta con un poco de todo.  Cuesta C$110 ($5.15).  ¿Te acordás de Tele Pizza verdad?  Hay uno en Granada, Nicaragua y otro en Masaya, Nicaragua.  Su pizza, calzones y pastas también están bastante ricos.  De 1 a 10, gana un 8. [...]

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  16. Poor Chico Tripa

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 9 July 2010

    Pobre la fritanga Chico Tripa en Granada, Nicaragua. Mira que el rótulo está pidiendo….¿despidieron a todos? No tan bueno para negocios y turismo…. Poor Chico Tripa restaurant in Granada, Nicaragua. Check out the sign: Hiring * Guard *Waitress *Griller *’French fry’ maker Must of run the whole lot off….Not good for business and tourism….

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  17. Finger lickin’ good ribs…Costillas que te hacen chupar los dedos

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 1 June 2010

    ¿No te gustaría probar este almuerzo típico Nicaraguense de costillas de cerdo, yuca, ensalada de cebolla, tomate y limón y frijoles molidos?  ‘¡Estuvio riquísimo!’ te digo, para chuparse los dedos, por allí en El Valle de la Laguna, Masaya. Wouldn’t you love to try this typical Nicaraguan lunch that consists of pork ribs, yucca, a [...]

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  18. Parade of stuffed animals/Desfile de peluches

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 20 May 2010

    On a recent tour of the Nicaraguan countryside, between Granada and Masaya, I noticed a strange parade of stuffed animals…all hung out to dry, literally.  Since these critters get dusty, they also get a periodic bath.  Later, they are hung on wire fences, in trees and by a string to dry out and then be [...]

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  19. Out for a rida/A pasear….

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 19 April 2010

    This little boy and little girl from Caña de Castilla (at the base of the Mombacho volcano in the department of Granada, Nicaragua) found just the right spot to wait for a free ride. Este niño y niña de Caña de Castilla (en las faldas del volcán Mombacho, departamento de Granada, Nicaragua) hallaron justamente el [...]

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  20. House in Granada/Casa en Granada

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 14 April 2010

    I saw this house in Granada, Nicaragua and really liked the simple, typical design. Nice huh? Vi esta casa en Granada, Nicaragua y me gustó el diseño sencillo y típico. Bonito ¿verdad?

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  21. The Garage/El Garaje

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 10 April 2010

    We went to eat at lunch at a nice little place in Granada, Nicaragua called El Garaje.  It’s located at 512 Calle Corral.  It’s quite a quaint little place with an eclectic fare of food.  The menu is varied and changes, to some degree, daily.  There are quite a few tasty vegetarian options.  Paul Aquin [...]

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  22. Cold croc-kin it in Nicaragua

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 9 April 2010

    I saw this young man with a stately pair of orange crocs on. I asked him where he got them. He told me of a place in the Granada, Nicaragua market. How much? C$60 ($3.00). Do I see an eBay enterprise coming here? Vi a un jóven con este par de zapatos Crocs. Le pregunté [...]

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  23. Triplets/Trillizos

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 6 April 2010

    I came across these three little girls from El Fortín, Nicaragua (close to Granada). There names are: María Guadalupe, María Auxiliadora and María de los Ángeles. Their mother told me that there are many twins that have been born in the area, for some strange reason. “No. It’s God’s blessing” she [...]

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  24. Nica signage/Rótulos a la Nica

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 30 March 2010

    As you may know, it is common in Nicaragua to drop the ’s’ in many words. For example, “¿Cómo está[s]? Bien, ¿y vo[s]?” Sometimes the spoken word influences the written word in this constantly evolving literary paradise. “Allí tá. La floritería.” Como es sabido, es común en Nicaragua no pronunciar la [...]

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  25. Hotel Xalteva

    Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 26 March 2010

    Hotel Xalteva in Granada, Nicaragua is a really beautiful, high quality place with the typical colonial construction that Granada has become famous for.  You have great views of the Mombacho volcano and the city of Granada.  During the off season (May 1-Nov 30) a 1 bedroom suite with kitchen and living/dining room goes for $95 [...]

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