NICARAGUA TOURISM
Resided in nicaragua likely stayed in time machine that returned and stopped in the past. So much uniqueness and keeksotikan in country middle America is referred [as]. Ancient buildings with touch Spain, handicraft variegation, food, its society physical matter specific indian (called Ameridian : Amerika-Indian) and `temple-temple`its that amaze.
Pay a visit to Managua, capital of nicaragua, remind us at the city of sub-province in Indonesia that is developing. After redanya political conflict with regime that goes on Sandinista for years, this country starts expand and at all points show development prasarana physical that is being keyed up.
In city this we can lodge in Intercontinental hotel, the only one big hotel in Managua, didepannya are existed shopping mall most modern, Metrocentro Mall that look like Bintaro Plaza in Jakarta.
La Colonia and La Union are two big supermarkets in city referred [as]. We use opportunity intentionally to stop by in traditional market, Mercado Central (Sentral Market) called Mercado Roberto Huembes, here sold many everyday need goods, vegetable, fruit, flower and [crafting/ diligence] goods that specific is ornament from black cobble-.
Satisfy explore in traditional market, we [go] to Plaza de la Revolucion, historic place where all former political activities are conducted on site this. In complex this existed Catedral de Santiago, that fall to pieces because earthquake in 1972 and Palacio Nacional de la Cultura (museum Nasional) and Ruben Dario National Library. Across museum stand up Enrique president palace Bolanos is being built.
Moment most precise if we paid a visit to nicaragua is during the month of December of summertime April pin-cushion. There are 2 big festivals celebrated, the `Festival de Musica y Juventud` (The Music and Youth Festival) in on February and `Fiestas Agostinas` in on August. Whereas moment Holly Week at the end of March till early April is food party and handicraft for people Managua.
Satisfy walk along and fringe city Managua, have not yet snugly likely if has not yet tasted specific food its. Nicaragua Food rich in feel and suited for Indonesians tongue. They frequently consume mango, cassava, cheese and bean red. Mango is fried like mango flaky in Indonesia, crispy and renyah. Cassava is even also fried chap, super-duper. `Gallo pinto`, is red bean mixture, rice and cheese that presented above small stove clay-based.
Distance only +/- 16 miles from Managua, Noted for Masaya its handicraft. In Mercado de Artesanias (art market) that called San Juan de Oriente sold berbegai kinds of specific [crafting/ diligence] nicaragua like, woodcraft, gerabah, skin, painting and embroidery. I are tickled to buy oscillation from variegation yarn, but imagine bring it later in plane surely will disturbs, finally my choice falls at an appron (I pay attention almost all merchants in market wears this appron) that embroidered with variegation yarn with specific motif indian.
From Masaya we can continue journey to Granada that is eldest colonial city in nicaragua that built in 1524. Located dipinggir nicaragua lake and near volcano Mombacho. Three biggest cities in this country, Managua, Masaya and Granada are built above `shadow` mount (there is 9 volcanos) that till now still active.
Granada very romantik, with classic buildings its that full [of] colour. Its activity center resides in Parque Central/Parque Colon, around this place existed Parroqui Inmaculada Concepcion de luxury Marcia Catedral de Granada and Casa de kiosk Tres Mundos- Pusat culture in Granada-.
Accompanied overcast sky, by go up similar pin-cushion dogcart buggy in Yogya- we can go around city fringes main road La Calzada and Xalteva at the same time admires dressy beauty of houses architecture new-classic and chromatic baroq terakota. If perceived almost all houses here have rocking chair, unique its they not only have one even four rocking chairs that put down in terrace;core or sittingroom!
They seems very like `wind searching` and chat diteras house at the same time sits in rocking chair. Darling, I forget to enquire farther about their life style this to Omar, our guide. While ber besotted we`cheerful buggy` suddenly rain fall very rapid, force us to shelter at the same time stop by to get dinner in La Gran Francia Restaurant, restaurant of french cookery with nicaragua touch, one of building of colonial ommission Spain (built in 1524) that has been reconstructed.