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Some additional information Nicaragua in Wikipedia: general information, tourism in Nicaragua, index of Nicaragua related articles. If you want to travel around a lot in Nicaragua, you could look at the extensive web site of www.vianica.com with all sorts of travel information See what the CIA writes about Nicaragua. The BBC offers a concise and readable country profile of Nicaragua. Sites with news headlines of Nicaragua in English are IndexMundi and globalEDGE. A Dutch website with 1600(!) links related to Nicaragua is nicaragua.verzamelgids.nl .  A lot of the websites it refers to are in English though. A Nicaraguan website with links to other local websites, like the one of the National Institute of Turism, is www.ibw.com.ni. A nice business index interesting for both investors and tourists you find here. The official currency is the Cordoba.  Almost all businesses will accept dollars as well.  But it is recommended to carry Cordobas for small expenses.  See the web page of La Prensa for the official exhange rate published by the Banco Central de Nicaragua and the rates the commercial banks use. If you interested in renting a house in Granada you could contact Colonial Villas.  They have a wide choice of beautiful colonial houses. When you are looking for a good place in Granada to sleep, eat and drink, you could look at the web sites of El Club: www.elclub-nicaragua.com and Casa San Francisco: www.csf-hotel-granada.com .  For youngsters the bar of El Club is the place to be on weekend nights. Casa Silas B&B in Granada offers personalized service in colonial style, close to the central park, but muy tranquilo. For seeing the turtles laying their eggs at night at Playa La Flor it is very convenient that you can stay close by in very nice Parque Marítimo El Coco. For people who like swimming, surfing and/or golfing a beautifyl place to stay is Playa Colorado Condo.  It is located inside the Hacienda Iguana Golf and Beach Club in Tola, Rivas.  Check out their website. If you like surfing, and want a knowledgeable guide to show you the best spots, contact Dane Landrith.  Dane's web site is chasingequilibrium.com If you prefer a lodge at the San Juan river, surrounded by jungle, then Sabados lodge is your place: www.sabaloslodge.com One of the best breakfast places in Granada is Edward's Nica Buffet You can bring a lot of clothes with you.  Or you can travel light and use the laundry services of Mapache in Granada, cheap, fast and professional.  You can find them at the corner of Calle la Calzada and El Cisne, from the Central Park 2 blocks to the lake.  Free pick up and delivery.  Telephone 940-0821 or 611-3501.  You get 5% discount if you say you have seen this web page. When you want to spend some time in San Juan del Sur a good option is to rent a cabin from Jan Luc.  His web site is www.lobolira.com  Another good option is La Posada Azul Nicaragua Beach Hotel.  La Posada Azul is a lovely boutique inn by the beach in San Juan del Sur Nicaragua. San Juan del Sur is not the place for surfing though.  One of the best visited surf beach is Playa Maderas (YouTube video), north of San Juan del Sur. A nice place to stay at one kilometer from that beach is Rancho Cecilia.  And of course we can take you there with our Toyota Landcruiser. In the same year that Granada was established, the Spaniards did the same with Leon.  Like Granada Leon is a beautiful colonial city.  If you looking for a place to stay there, have a look at Lazy Bones Hostal. For students it be could interesting to know that On Stage helps them to find a place to do practical work in Nicaragua as part of their study: www.onstagenicaragua.com. Previous page         Top           Next page