Tag Archives: Nicaragua

Ometepe

Posted on 24 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

Tonight is our fifth and last night on Ometepe, a volcanic island in Lake Nicaragua. The name comes from the Nahuatl words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain). The island consists of two volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, joined by an isthmus … Continue reading →

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San Juan del Sur

Posted on 19 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

This southwestern beach town forms one corner – along with Granada, where we just were, and Ometepe Island, where we’re going next – of the Nicaraguan tourist triangle. SJDS’s main draws are surfing and nightlife. We understand it’s become a … Continue reading →

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Hasta la vista, León

Posted on 17 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

To illustrate yesterday’s Lonely Planet quote about León, here are the rest of my photos of this “city of awe-inspiring churches, fabulous art collections, stunning streetscapes, cosmopolitan eateries [for us, that means street food and the Central Market], fiery intellectualism, … Continue reading →

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Poets and revolutionaries

Posted on 16 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

Tomorrow is our last day in León, Nicaragua. We almost didn’t come here. We figured we’d covered the colonial city thing well enough in Granada. But the description of León in our Lonely Planet guidebook as “a city of awe-inspiring churches, … Continue reading →

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So this is the tale of our castaways

Posted on 12 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

The next morning we were in luck. Our taxi driver from the day before came to pick us up at the Big Fish. He informed us that the water was rough, but the panga was running. Hurray! We arrived in … Continue reading →

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Big Corn

Posted on 8 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

At the airport in Managua we boarded a small plane bound for the tiny Corn Islands, 45 miles off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. There are two islands here: Big Corn Island and (predictably) Little Corn Island. Those are their … Continue reading →

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Granada

Posted on 7 Jul 2014 by lornaofarabia

Costa Rica is beautiful, no doubt about it. But the tourist industry there is such a well-oiled machine, we were starting to feel like we were in Disneyland. When it comes to travel, we find we’re drawn to places that … Continue reading →

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