Nicaragua recommended reading list

If you’re dreaming of hot sun, beautiful beaches, empty surf, stunning resorts and that tingle of adventure that comes with a new destination, then come and experience Nicaragua with us. We’ll put together a Nicaragua vacation package tailored just for you. And for some reading to get you in the mood, check out our recommended reading list below:

The latest edition of Moon Nicaragua (Moon Handbooks) was released Fall, 2008. If you are looking for insider knowledge about the country then this is the book to get. This third edition has been fully updated and is packed full of rich insight and well-researched information.

The same author, Joshua Berman, has also written a guide to living in the country called Moon Living Abroad in Nicaragua. This guide is a must-have for anyone considering moving to Nicaragua full time (or even for a few months of the year). The book is smart, organized, and straightforward. It provides a step by step guide to setting up your daily life in the country.

We’re pleased to see that Lonely Planet Nicaragua will soon be on the bookshelves as we’ve been waiting some time for a dedicated Lonely Planet guide to the country. Judging by the quality of books that Lonely Planet produces, you’re probably safe to pre-order the title at Amazon. It will be delivered when it arrives. The current Lonely Planet book for Nicaragua, although combined with coverage of El Salvador, is still very popular.

The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey is a personal narrative by Salman Rushdie, written when he visited Nicaragua in 1986 . Times have moved on, some of the characters have changed but many of his arguments still ring loud and clear. Exactly what you would expect the 1980 Booker Prize winning author of Midnight’s Children: A Novel

No reading list for Nicaragua would be complete without The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War. The story follows Belli from her upper class roots to the underground Sandinista movement. Belli is is author of the much acclaimed novel The Inhabited Woman.

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