If one of Nicaragua's many volcanoes hadn't erupted over 25,000 years ago, the beautiful and tranquil Apoyo Lagoon would not exist today. Proclaimed as the lowest point in Central America, the…

Ometepe Island is an ecological jewel in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, covered with dry tropical rainforest and home to two volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, that are joined by a small land…

Standing proud as the tallest volcano in Nicaragua at 1745 metres, San Cristóbal is affectionately known as El Viejo - Old Man. A walk from the base to the summit takes approximately…

The capital of Nicaragua's RAAS region (Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur) and the oldest city on the Caribbean coast, Bluefields dates back to 1602, when it was the chosen spot for pirates…

León Viejo was the first city to be founded by the Spanish in Nicaragua (in 1524) and is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. In 2000 the ruins were deservedly…

The neo-classical Catedral Santiago de Caballeros in Managua's Old Quarter was designed by Belga Pablo Danbash and constructed between 1929 and 1934.

Rum is a reason good enough in itself to visit the Chichigalpa Rum Factory, where a tour of the factory provides a glimpse of the spirit's complete elaboration process, from distillation to…