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Leaving Leon, Traveling East to the Atlantic
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 18 April 2012
Day 4 We spent the morning walking around León. We started with breakfast at Bigfoot Hostel’s Pure Earth Café (tomato/onion/pepper omelettes with buffalo sauce and a fresh pineapple/passionfuit juice blend). We visited the small art museum- so good! Not what you would expect to find here. Supposedly the best art museum in all of Central [...]
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Eating the Lizard You Just Met
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 23 March 2012
On day 3 of our Nicaragua trip, I got up earlier than Brad (which never happens) and walked across the street to Sonati Hostel’s main building at 6:30 am- it was closed! And now I was locked out of both buildings. I had no phone or way of telling Brad, but I had my journal, [...]
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riding a sled down an active volcano
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 8 March 2012
Day 1 At 2:55am we flew out of JFK. After stopping in Honduras and El Salvador we finally flew into Managua (Nicaragua’s capital) at 9:30am. After getting our things (and a coffee for Brad) we hailed a cab to Israel Lewites, the main bus terminal. The cabbie ripped us off- we didn’t have exact change [...]
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La Mexicana
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 5 July 2011
I had some great Mexican food two nights this past week in León, Nicaragua, a favorite of tourists in Nicaragua. The owner/cook is from Guadalajara, México. She knows her stuff – at least as fars as the chilaquiles y the salsas go. Wow! We liked it so much we ate there two nights in a [...]
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Volcano El Hoyo Trek – Video Ep. 16
Blog: Two Backpackers - 21 May 2011
While visiting León, Nicaragua we decide to visit the Los Maribios volcano chain again for another adventure. We booked a 2-day hike with Quetzaltrekkers to the mysterious El Hoyo, the “Hole.” The trek includes another attempt to descend Volcano Cerro Negro at high speeds, a grueling 1 hour climb into the volcanic complex known as [...]
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Volcano Boarding in León – Video Ep. 15
Blog: Two Backpackers - 5 May 2011
After crossing 2 borders to get across Honduras, we entered Nicaragua for the first time and traveled to the city of León. There is a lot of outdoor adventure to be had in León, especially the adrenaline rush of volcano boarding down Cerro Negro, the black volcanic hill. You can book this adventure tour through [...]
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Photo of the Day: Sunset Over Los Maribios Volcano Chain
Blog: Two Backpackers - 8 April 2011
Check out Volcano Boarding in Leon Nicaragua. This photo was taken from Volcano El Hoyo looking out at Los Maribios volcano chain in Nicaragua during our 2-day trek booked out of León with Quetzaltrekkers. As you head towards León it is impossible to miss the view of the perfectly shaped Volcán Momotombo. Rising 1297 meters [...]
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Photo of the Day: Sunset Over Los Maribios Volcano Chain
Blog: Two Backpackers - 8 April 2011
Check out Volcano Boarding in Leon Nicaragua. This photo was taken from Volcano El Hoyo looking out at Los Maribios volcano chain in Nicaragua during our 2-day trek booked out of León with Quetzaltrekkers. As you head towards León it is impossible to miss the view of the perfectly shaped Volcán Momotombo. Rising 1297 meters [...]
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>Pizza León
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 28 February 2011
>I hate to exaggerate but I ate the best pizza in León, Nicaragua last night and the night before. You probably won’t believe where I bought it at. It’s in Central Park, right next to the church. It’s called Pizza León. Not much on looks but the goods are good! You can get a slice [...]
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Enjoying the sunset at Las Peñitas
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 31 January 2011
Any Americans reading this who are looking for an unusual and varied short break could do a hell of a lot worse than visit Leon, Nicaragua. It’s only a couple of hours by bus from Managua airport, and in the … Continue reading →
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My kingdom for a donkey
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 24 January 2011
After the last couple of years I figured I was pretty fit for hiking. I’d prepared for my round the world trip with various hikes in the UK’s national parks, culminating in a nice 26 mile day-hike through the Yorkshire … Continue reading →
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How to get down a volcano the easy way
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 17 January 2011
Before my round the world trip, there was only two things I knew about Nicaragua: that it grew coffee, and was famous for the long conflict between the Sandinistas and the Contras. After spending three months in Central America in … Continue reading →
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Lovely Leon
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 10 January 2011
After a very long day of travel from London, via Miami & Managua, we arrived in Leon on my birthday, and I was determined to celebrate that (and the fact the I’d survived my first four months back at work … Continue reading →
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El Terrazo Mediterrano
Blog: Nicaragua Tourist - 22 October 2010
We went with Aaron Lamy to eat supper tonight at El Terrazo Mediterrano, in León, Nicaragua. It’s a nice little place with good steak. There is a variety in the menu as you can see in the pictures. There is a nice cut of beek in Archduke sauce – C$165 ($8.00) Next there is spaghetti [...]
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Colorful Cathedral: Travel Photo Contest Friday 23
Blog: Todd's Wanderings - 15 October 2010
Update: The winner is Katrina…it must be the good Karma from nominating 2 charities Thanks again to Jasmine and her wonderful picture and awesome blog. This has been one of most commented contests yet! Here’s what she had to say “The answer is Leon, Nicaragua, home to the largest cathedral in Latin America, historical and art museums, Sandinista revolution stronghold, and a sweltering hot climate.” I do love a good revolutionary stonghold! Katrina get a bit prize this week.
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The Aged Lion
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 10 August 2010
Everyone's heard about Pompeii, Italy. August 24th, 79AD, Mother Nature chose to demonstrate her tremendous power (namely Mt. Vesuvius).
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Day 27: My stomach feels fine.. for real??
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 15 March 2010
Spending the afternoon chilling at Las Penitas Woke up this morning feeling relieved than ever. No stomach ache, no diarrhea. Whew. I shouldn't have chowed down that piece of meat last night. Lanquin Phil was in town yesterday, and we chilled in the evening together, taking a walk around Leon watching the locals spend their Sunday night. We hung out back at the hostel afterwards and soon
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Day 26: Ever thought about boarding down an active volcano??
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 15 March 2010
Well.. you can here in Nicaragua! Volcano boarding was developed over 4 years ago on Cerro Negro, a charcoal black cinder volcano standing proudly at an elevation of 728m. Cerro Negro is active, with its last major eruption in 1999 spewing so much ash it covered the town of Leon (where we are staying), 25km away. We reached the top of Cerro Negro after a 45 min hike, struggling to stand ground
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Day 24: Our longest stretch on the road yet..
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 15 March 2010
At the Honduras - Nicaragua border 2 days, 3 border crossings, and 936 km later, with an overnight in El Salvador and passing through Honduras this morning, we've finally landed in Leon, Nicaragua. 24hr door-to-door journey from Toronto > Hong Kong looks a piece of cake compared to this!! March 4: 0700 - depart Panajachel 1000 - arrive Guatemala City 1300 - depart Guatemala City 1630 - exit
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What’s your ugly side?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 2 March 2010
So it turns out I have an ugly competitive side. I take that back, it does not “turn out” I have an ugly competitive side, I confess I have known about it for a long time and this weekend it has shown its teeth.
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Leòn, San Juan del Sur & Playa Madera
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 22 February 2010
I wake in Leòn and decide to spend a lazy day around the city, taking in the sights and enjoying not driving. I spend most of the morning trying to buy a map of the whole of Nicaragua, with no success. Apparently such things don’t exist, and if they do, it’s not possible to get [...]
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Leòn, San Juan del Sur & Playa Madera
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 22 February 2010
I wake in Leòn and decide to spend a lazy day around the city, taking in the sights and enjoying not driving. I spend most of the morning trying to buy a map of the whole of Nicaragua, with no success. Apparently such things don’t exist, and if they do, it’s not possible to get [...]
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Leon – Impressions
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 21 November 2009
It’s hot. That was impression number one. This was what I thought all of Central America would be like, before I checked the altitudes and realised that I should have brought my jeans, after all. But it’s summer-dress-and-sandals-hot here, and sunny and beautiful. It’s also kind of classy, in a shabby-chic way. Leon used to be the [...]
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