Nicaragua's Managua and around
Managua and around
One of the most chaotic and elusive of all Central American capitals, Managua is quickly making itself one of the primary highlights of a venture across the continent. An enormous mass of kinetically charged humanity, Managua possesses a powerful gravity all its own, pulling you into its colorful orbit with great force and holding you within its labyrinth of urban facets, without so much the help of a central heart from which to orient. Anyone will tell you that Managua is a city where the potential to lose ones bearings is almost a given; however, learn to navigate this monster and you will find some of the country’s finest buried treasures.
While devastated by the 1972 earthquake that crumbled its buildings and shattered its infrastructure, this event also motivated a boom in new construction and shaped the modern Managua that now draws visitors from around the world. Spread extensively across the Nicaraguan landscape, Managua seems to roll on forever. Within its bounds, find four crater lakes amidst the lively urban canvas, as well as footprints dating from 4000BC. Wander the city sights along the Plaza de Republica, and enjoy a delightful setting at the city’s waterfront promenade. Should time allow, catch one of the city’s famed baseball games, a rather raucous and interesting face of Nicaragua’s capital.
