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Nicaragua

71 places in Nicaragua, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionCentral America
CapitalManagua
Places written71
Categories covered5 of 5
🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Nicaragua - what is polite and what is not →
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CurrencyCordoba (NIO)
LanguagesSpanish
Driving sideright

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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crater lake

Apoyo Lagoon

Masaya and Granada
biosphere reserve

Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

Jinotega and North Caribbean Coast
waterfall

Cascada Blanca

Matagalpa
nature reserve

Cerro Apante Nature Reserve

Matagalpa
mountain

Cerro Mogotón

Nueva Segovia
mountain

Cerro Negro

Leon
wildlife refuge

Chacocente Wildlife Refuge

Carazo
nature reserve

Chocoyero-El Brujo Nature Reserve

Managua
island

Corn Islands

South Caribbean Coast
volcano

Cosigüina Volcano

Chinandega
nature reserve

Datanlí-El Diablo Nature Reserve

Jinotega
volcano

El Hoyo Volcano

León
mud pots

Hervideros de San Jacinto

León
biological reserve

Indio Maíz Biological Reserve

Río San Juan
nature reserve

Juan Venado Island Nature Reserve

León
wildlife refuge

La Flor Wildlife Refuge

Rivas
reservoir

Lake Apanás

Jinotega
wildlife refuge

Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge

Río San Juan
mountain

Masaya Volcano

Masaya
nature reserve

Miraflor Nature Reserve

Estelí
volcano

Mombacho Volcano

Granada
volcano

Momotombo Volcano

León
island

Ometepe Island

Rivas
nature reserve

Padre Ramos Estuary Nature Reserve

Chinandega
islands

Pearl Cays

South Caribbean Coast
massif

Peñas Blancas Massif

Jinotega and Matagalpa
river

Río San Juan

Río San Juan
volcano

San Cristóbal Volcano

Chinandega
beach

San Juan del Sur

Rivas
coffee estate

Selva Negra

Matagalpa
canyon

Somoto Canyon

Madriz
volcano

Telica Volcano

León
nature reserve

Tisey-Estanzuela Nature Reserve

Estelí
crater lake

Xiloá Lagoon

Managua
island

Zapatera Island

Granada

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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