Managua

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Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.

	managua Travel Guide : 1 Districts 2 Understand 3 Get in 3.1 By plane 3.2 By train 3.3 By car 3.4 By bus 3.5 By boat 4 Get around 5 See 6 Do 7 Learn 8 Work 9 Buy 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Sleep 13 Contact 14 Stay safe 15 Get out 16 External links

Districts

Understand

Get in

By plane

By train

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

See

Do

If you like to play poker, go to the Pharo's casino. It has black jack and hold'em poker at night (when there's enough interest).

Learn

Work

Buy

If you do not have the time to go to Masaya for handicrafts, go to the Mercado Huembes where you will find everything from souvenirs to hamocks, and paintings. Ask anyone how to get there.

Eat

Los Ranchos: steak house that is so good, it spawned a chain in South Florida. Has been popular with locals for lunch and dinner since the days of Somoza. During that time, the politicos on opposite side of the conflict would run into each other here on a regular basis. Service is impeccable. They serve a churrasco that is hard to beat for flavor and tenderness. Order it with a gin Martini for appetizer. Located about 3 blocks north of statua de Montoya. $$.

A good breakfast is Leche Agria - a homemade yogurt like drink. Look for signs advertising it in store fronts and pulperias. Put a little salt on it.

Casa del Cafe for good coffee and breakfast. Located in Los Robles.

Sushi Ito, in case you have a craving. Decent. At least two locations, one in Carretera a Masay about km 11. $$.

La Cueva del Buso - great seafood freshly caught. Must go if you can afford it $$$.

Drink

Toro Huaco: outdoor restaurant bar that is comfortable with large groups. Sit under the stars on clear nights. Open mike night on Thursdays for joke telling is good night to get to know the Nicaraguan sense of humor. Owner speaks English fluently. Located in the Zona Rosa across from the Picoteo.

Sleep

Hotel Europa has clean, comfortable rooms for about $30.00/night. It is owned by a Spanish guy. Located near the Crowne Plaza (one block al lago, one west, one block al lago).

Crowne Plaza: This is the nicest Crown Plaza I have ever seen. The service is impeccable, the pool is very nice, and there's marble everywhere. There's a casino and a sushi restaurant, several more restaurants within walking distance, and a small shopping mall across the street. Get a room with lake view and you will see clearly all the way to Teatro Ruben Dario, the old cathedral, and the old and new government buildings. This hotel was the Intercontinental for years until the new Intercontinental was built at Metrocentro. Before the 1972 earthquake that destroyed Managua, this hotel sat on the hill overlooking the whole city right next to the main military base and Somoza's bunker. It's where everyone who was anyone stayed in Nicaragua until the early 1990's. The EBBI (the elite force of the Guardia Nacional during Somoza's time) and the military academy were a short walk away. It's as if the U.S. advisors and politicos had a dorm right next to the Somoza government. Howard Hughes stayed here when he was in Nicaragua in the 1970's. It is said that he rented three floors for weeks and demanded that the staff not rotate. He met with Somoza about some business, but nothing came of it. Rooms go for $90-120 a night.

Mansion Teolinda has nice rooms w. AC, cable tv, a pool and a restaurant. It was the well known house of a family until the revolution. It was confiscated and taken by a Sandinista and never given back. They retained the name Teolinda when they turned it into a hotel though because it is so well known. It is located near the Crown Plaza Hotel (two streets south, two blocks west). A double w. breakfast included goes for about $60.00.

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