Granada, Nicaragua

Managua is a large capital city full of barrios, but like most central american capitals, also has lots of beautiful historical buildings and culture. There are about 1.7 Million people living in Managua, which is also the largest city in Nicaragua. In 1824, after Nicaragua and other C.A. countries became independent from Spain, Managua began to grow from a small fishing village on the shore of beautiful Lake Managua into the nation's large capital city. Photo Credit: Galen Fry-Singer

Once I got settled into a nice hotel in the safer part of town also known as the "inter", in barrio Martha Quezada, I felt much better. Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue on Saturday night, along with a very nice tour of the city on Sunday via motorcycle which included a visit to the museum, the most impressive Pacacio Nacional (above photo), the famous Teatro Ruben Dario (unfortunately only a children's program was playing that day), the Santo Domingo Cathedral, and the Asemblea Nicional. We also included a boat tour accross the Lago de Managua to see Momotombo volcano, all of which helped me enjoy my stay in Managua and not worry so much about the absence of my little travel buddy Tosh. I still missed him horribly though, so on Tuesday, I decided to take a little visit back to the beach to see how he was doing, as well as try to sneak one more day of beach time in before leaving Nicaragua the next day.

Photo Credit: Galen Fry-Singer