I like saving the best for last, and coincidentally my last days in Nicaragua were spent on the tropical paradise of Ometepe. The 19-mile long island feels like a world away from the rest…
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When you arrive in Nicaragua’s oldest colonial city, your gaze is immediately taken by its iconic generations-old buildings of stucco and cement painted in vivid pinks, lime greens, violet, etc. Granada is a city…
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When you’re ready for a reprieve from León’s unrelenting sun, a quick 20-minute drive will bring you to the dreamy escape of Las Peñitas. The close proximity of one Nicaragua’s most picturesque and uncrowded…
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Nicaragua evokes wild images of surf, sand and volcanoes to those looking to explore this still largely unknown gem of a destination. Few are aware that its main cities hold as much of an…
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I explored another lovely home of the Big Five by driving north to the Timbavati Game Reserve. After the prolific wildlife of Sabi Sands and exclusivity of Singita Lebombo in Kruger, what I found…
