With hundreds of schools to choose from, I was overwhelmed with how to choose a Spanish school. I knew I wanted an immersion program, forcing me to practice round-the-clock so I was guaranteed to improve my skills. Beyond that, it was hard to narrow things down. After trying six different Spanish schools in Guatemala (and …
Travelers visiting Nicaragua usually include both Granada and León on their itinerary, but they don’t know how to get from Granada to Leon. Traveling from one city to the other isn’t as difficult as you might think. How to Get from Granada to Leon by Taxi It takes about 2.5 hours by private taxi and costs …
Nicaragua is starting to pick up popularity from travelers, but it’s still relatively un-visited compared to its neighbor Costa Rica. What a shame! Nicaragua is a beautiful country that offers a ton of variety, low prices, and friendly people. I barely scratched the surface of the country, with visits to Granada, Masaya, León, Somoto, Managua, …
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No question about it: Nicaragua is one of my all-time favorite destinations. In fact, I loved my first visit there so much that I just couldn’t stop writing about it! Here’s a guide to all of my Nicaragua articles to help you plan your upcoming trip. Get Started: Just the Basics About Nicaragua Frequently Asked …
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When I first booked my trip to Central America, I signed up for a Spanish program incorporating 4 hours of private tutoring per day, thinking I’d ramp up to 5 or 6 hours by the end of my trip. What a fool I was: learning a language is exhausting. The reason that immersive language programs are so …
Most tourists who visit the department of Petén in Guatemala see Tikal and nothing else, missing one of the region’s great attractions: the tropical forest. I was bound and determined to see part of the jungle, so my mother and I decided to visit Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas, a small section of Laguna del Tigre National Park. Visiting the …
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Nestled in the mountains of Northern Nicaragua near the Honduran border, the Somoto Canyon is an impressive site. The Coco River flows for miles, surrounded by vertical walls of up to 150 meters tall. After the brown and dust of León, Somoto is a verdant oasis, full of fresh and (relatively) cool air. As the canyon …
Sure, Nicaragua is a country full of friendly people, low prices, and lots to do but there is one problem: it’s HOT. Unless you head into the mountains (which, eventually, I did), there is nothing even remotely comfortable about the weather. Luckily, the country has nearly 1000 kilometers of coastline, not including the many lakes …
Waves, Sunsets, and Turtles in Las Peñitas Nicaragua Read More »
Of all the things I did in Nicaragua, seeing lava at Telica Volcano was what I was looking forward to the most. I’m semi-obsessed with volcanoes and in prior years have hiked to inactive craters, climbed through lava tubes, and driven through desolate landscapes. Despite all this, I had never seen red hot glowing lava …
Although there were a lot of things about Nicaragua that appealed to me, I’ll be honest: the number one reason I wanted to visit was for the volcanoes. Smoking Masaya was the first of three volcanoes I visited, but Cerro Negro was the most adventurous. After all, it’s the only place in the world where you …
