We are leaving for Managua, Nicaragua in a little less than two months and have been doing research on the city, hotels, tourist sites, and restaurants. Managua is situated on Lago de Managua.  Managua has been described as vibrant, bustling and chaotic with an interesting and not so calm history. However, it offers lots of entertainment, diversity and definitely things to do.
A brief summary of its turbulent history could be summed up by saying that 20% of Nicaragua’s population lives here, it’s the capital, business center, home to many ex-pats …

The Hotel Colonnade in central Managua is another one of those lovely small hotels in Nicaragua, colonial in style and architecture, tiled floors, abundant gardens and fountains, ideally located in the city. Its location is suited for business travelers and vacation travelers to Nicaragua because of its proximity to the financial center, central banks in Nicaragua and great for shopping, dining and entertaining in the bars and night clubs of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
Your hotel room at the Hotel Colonnade is comfortable, clean and comes with a …

If you are booking your Nicaragua vacation, you will need to know about banking information.  Travelers checks are accepted at some of the banks – see below.  The following is a list of banks in Nicaragua and their phone and fax numbers.  You can find ATM machines in the larger cities of Nicaragua, the airport in Managua, gas station convenience stores and Inter shopping malls.  However, ATMs in Nicaragua are somewhat difficult to find further afield than the larger cities.
It is always best when traveling to exchange your money at …

I’ve been searching around for tours to Nicaragua so if you are interested in Nicaragua tours as your first introduction to Nicaragua, it’s a great way to go for the Nicaragua “newbie”.  I only managed to find three Nicaragua tours three from GAP Adventures, the Great Adventure People in the travel agencies.  It would seem that although Nicaragua is ready for tourism, travel companies have not yet jumped on board full force as they have with other destinations.  Even in talking with many people, their questions are, “Is Nicaragua safe?” …