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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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Post Office/Oficina de Correos
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 1 March 2010
Post Office/Oficina de Correos The mail service in Nicaragua has improved greatly in the past few years. To send a letter to the U.S.A. from Nicaragua, the current cost is C$10 ($0.50). Generally it will arrive within 7-10 days. Likewise, if you send a letter from the [...]
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Meat eating parrot/Lora carnivora
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 26 February 2010
I was out in Las Isletas in Granada and had lunch on this island. We ate fried fish. What I didn’t know was that this custom is not only peculiar to humans. This green parrot also was happy to have a fried fish head! Estuve en Las Isletas, Granada y almorzamos en una [...]
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Holy Mountain/Monte Santo
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 26 January 2010
What a wonderful and attractive way to begin planning your own funeral. The man in the coffin just can’t wait to be resurrected, smile and all! There is the telephone number…it’s in Granada, Nicaragua for all those WHO JUST CAN’T WAIT!!! Que manera más bonita y atractiva de comenzar la planificación de su propio [...]
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Nicablogua Dos
Blog: Seth of the Equator - 16 January 2010
(you should be able to click the above picture for a larger view. It's a panorama I took down by the lake)
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Granada Oriental Sharks vs Lion Lions
Blog: Seth of the Equator - 16 January 2010
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Nicaragua Visa Run from Tamarindo
Blog: Have Internet Will Travel - 28 December 2009
As a tourist in Costa Rica, you can stay for a maximum of 90 days before you have to exit the country for 72 hours before reentry. Shortly before Xmas, our first three months in Costa Rica were coming to a close.
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House on the beach/casa en la playa
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 17 December 2009
A lot of people dream about having a house on the beach. This house on the beach in Granada, however, tells a different story. Note the sign on the house. Translated, it states: “Hi friends. We hope you can help us this Christmas with whatever you can and may God bless your [...]
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Granada - Laguna de Apoyo
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 28 November 2009
Whilst in Granada you can take a popular day trip to Laguna de Apoyo. Here, at some point in the past, a volcano blew its top leaving behind a huge crater that has filled with fresh water. And the bonus is the lake has a sulphur content that keeps away mosquitoes. Don't worry, it doesn't smell!
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Granada and Archipielago Las Isletas
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 28 November 2009
Having spent some time in Leon and Granada, it is clear that Nicaragua possesses some beautiful towns with many attractive colonial buildings. Have a look at Viva for some quality blogging on Leon! Check out Viva!
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Horses, restaurants, volcanos
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 22 August 2009
So, it’s been 11 days since the last blog. Quite a bit has happenned since then, as you might imagine. The last blog was about the running of the bulls on Sunday. So let’s just start from there, as best I can remember. Things have a certain routine here now, so [...]
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A fractal of lives and perspectives; One incredible conversation
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 11 August 2009
It was with a local Nica named Lenny. Erin and I met a fellow traveler named Toby who we meshed well with, so we invited her to meet up with us to grab a drink before the running of the bulls on Sunday. We were thinking about a local bar called Ranchito Escondido, not far [...]
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Donde esta el Toro?
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 11 August 2009
A crazy couple days have ensued. Friday night, fabulous dinner with our friend Cammy. Saturday, vowing to take it easy, we stayed up late drinking with our new friend Tobie. Sunday, oh Sunday! Monday, a celebration with Tobie on her last night in town. And that brings us to today, Tuesday. Sitting here at Imagine writing [...]
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Nicaragua – Granada
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 4 July 2009
Our time in Nicaragua flew by and all of sudden we are sitting on a plane on our way home wondering how our time went by so quickly. Nicaragua was a fascinating place to visit and since neither of us had ever been to Central America before this was kindof like jumping right into the [...]
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Nicaragua
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 21 July 2008
After deciding it had been much too long since we had left the country, we settled on a brief weekend trip to Nicaragua. Upon arrival at Logan we were joined at the American ticket counter by the New England Revolution who were on their way to LA for an upcoming match. While our flights were uneventful that day (the way we like it!), we found out on the news later that the Revolution were not as lucky.
