by travelon | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
León’s tumbledown bus terminal belies its rich colonial heritage, instantly perceptible in its architecture and structure. The chicken bus chucks its passengers onto León terminal’s sweltering bricks. Tourists are culled. Quick as a wink, my backpack lands in the...
by travelon | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
The corroded, abandoned army tank at Selva Negra Mountain Resort’s entrance is the only noticeable remnant of the northern interior’s violent past. At the Bavarian-style gatehouse, the guard confers with my driver and lifts the red and white striped bar...
by travelon | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
A short walk from the rural highway, I enter an ecolodge that pierces a half-moon of jungle framed rock faces. I explore trails along coffee, banana and cacao plantations. I descend a steep pathway from the clifftops, along tiers of viewing points,...
by travelon | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
The chicken bus hugs Lago Xolotlán’s east shore of pale-green water stretching toward deep, tropical forests and dusky mountains. From sea level we sweep up hillside roads along lush, bottle green fields of tobacco leaves, coffee plants...
by travelon | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
The shuttle makes its way through storied Masaya, a revolutionary stronghold from which Sandinista guerrillas launched their final assault on the Somoza dictatorship in 1979. Whether as signposts to the gates of hell or as humbling displays of our powerlessness...
by travelon | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Apoyo Lagoon Nature Reserve is a mostly undiscovered sanctuary of stunning beauty straddling the Granada and Masaya Departments. This pristine lagoon’s abysmal blue depths invite swimmers and divers, but mostly draws travelers to relax at its beach club along the rim...
