Granada is a gorgeous old colonial town about and hour south of Managua
Granada is situated on the shore of Lake Nicaragua, or Cocibolca as it's know locally
Just a short boat ride from Grenada, are the beautiful Isletas de Grenada
Las Isletas are home to monkeys and many exotic species of birds
My guide Carlitos was quite knowledgable on the names of all the wildlife and the local history
Island panteon
Bird's nests
Most of the 376 isletas are privately owned and some of them have restaurants, hotels and private residences.
This home belongs to Carlos Pellas, who's family owns Flor de Caņa and who is the wealthiest man in Central America
Lake Nicaragua is huge with hundreds of islands and steady winds, so it's a great place for sailing
Masaya is known for it's handicrafts. This is the crafts market in Masaya, it's known locally as El Mercado Quemado because it
was destroyed by fire in 1966 and 1978
I'm not much on shopping, but I have to say I was impressed with the quality of the crafts being sold. There were beautifully crafted textiles,
leather goods, hammocks, and wooden objects carved from cocobolo and other rare and exotic woods.
Those fancy houses remind me of some on the Pacific coast of Honduras...beautifully constructed and heavily protected.
I remember the flor de cana factory in Honduras...that place stank!
We were in Nicarauga in December. It was one of the ports-of-call in a Panama Canal cruise. Saw the same sights in Granada and went to the Masaya
market. Instead of Lake Nicaruga we went to the Tarcoles River and saw lots of crocodiles! Also went to a volcano. Just a quick look at the country
but would like to go back.
Try to squeeze in a boat trip along the coast North or South of San Juan del Sur- some of the most beautiful coastline anywhere. And a visit to the
Volcan Masaya where you can stand at the edge and peer in to the active crater and hike around the lava fields with views of the lakes and other
volcanoes.
Enjoy you travels.
Here's a little clip we made a few years ago that sums up the Nica driving experience which may look familiar to you about now.
Thanks for that Oladulce. I've been spending about 3 weeks here and a week home so I try to take a few days on each trip to explore, most of it has
been great.
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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Masaya is known for it's handicrafts. This is the crafts market in Masaya, it's known locally as El Mercado Quemado because it
was destroyed by fire in 1966 and 1978
