Nicaragua travel news and real estate commentary

10 places you should go while they're still cheap - March 2013
Nicaragua is poised to become the next Central American destination to gain serious popularity. More political stability, incredible ancient ruins, lush jungles, fabulous beaches, and unbeatable prices will likely start drawing bigger crowds in the coming years... Read the entire article >> The 46 Places to Go in 2013 (Nicaragua is #3) - January 2013
If the name Oliver North means anything to you, there’s a good chance that Nicaragua doesn’t jump to your mind when you think of a relaxing, high-end, spa-filled vacation... However, if the booming eco-lodge business is any indication, Nicaragua’s moment... Read the entire article >> A Delicate Balance | Nicaragua - November 2012
It’s about 4 o’clock on a Thursday, and a caftan-bedecked Karlie Kloss is perched on the edge of a gigantic, fuming volcano crater, her bare legs and feet dangling into the hazy void. Read the entire article from New York Times Style Magazine >> Nicaragua tourism: the next Costa Rica? - May 2012
The sun shines down on lush orange mangos hanging from trees that line the road for miles, as farmers sit behind small wooden stands, selling fresh fruit to passersby. Children can be heard laughing and playing in a nearby schoolyard. Read the entire article >> Eco-Travel Guide: Nicaragua - December 2011
Affordable, safe (believe it) and undiscovered (though not for long), Nicaragua is the next great eco-travel destination. F&W's Jen Murphy checks out its wildlife and nightlife. Read the entire article >> Top 10 best value destinations for 2011 - May 2011
Lonely Planet lists Nicaragua as one of the top 10 best value destinations for 2011.... Read the entire article >> What You Need to Know Before Buying Foreign Property - February 2011
Brooke Rundle, agent with Coldwell Banker Nicaragua, introduces our three day real estate tours as part of her interview with Fox Business. "We format the tour [like] a Nicaragua real estate 101 class" ... Read the entire article >> Twain's Nicaragua, 144 Years Later - September 2010
It was June, the height of the Nicaraguan rainy season, and the sky was thick with clouds. Our small boat cut south through the wind-churned Pacific, rounding one bend, then another.... Read the entire article >> Nicaragua: A hike up the active volcano Concepcion - May 2010
On the road south from the international airport in Managua, Nicaragua swooshes by, unfurling in buzzing, humid green. Fields of swaying banana trees recede from the road in rows, the shaggy fronds bouncing against a searing blue sky... Read the entire article >> Nicaragua wedding? I do! - April 2010
Tell anyone you're headed to a destination wedding here, and they are likely to assume that the bride or groom is from this Central American country ... Read the entire article >> TripAdvisor: The Best Destinations - Travelers' Choice 2010
San Juan del Sur is named one of the Top 10 Beach & Sun Destinations in Central & South America by Trip Advisor!
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It’s easy to see why Paul Rivers and Tyler Carpenter left the snow, cold, hustle and bustle behind back home in Canada. Kicking back, cold drink in hand, at the four-room Somar Lodge ... Read the entire article >> Travel 101: What to do in Nicaragua - August 2009
If you have never thought about vacationing in Nicaragua, think again. Nicaragua is a stable democratic country. In Nicaragua, you will find a wide variety of activities for everyone in the family ... Read the entire article >> International Real Estate For Sale in... Nicaragua - May 2009
This three-bedroom three-and-a-half-bath home is just behind the main cathedral in the center of Granada's historic district. Built at least 250 years ago, it was restored ... Read the entire article >> Golf Slowly Making Inroads on Pacific Coast - March 2009
Nicaragua's Pacific coastline has all the natural ingredients needed for a golf boom: there are large swaths of unused land that have been cleared by generations of cattle raising, abundant supplies of fresh water and rain, year-round sun and tropical weather, and stunning ocean views... Read the entire article >> Nicaragua Today: Affordable and Low-Key - March 2009
In a country where history is alive and always present, T+L finds well-preserved colonial towns and remnants of the 1970's revolution, teeming jungles, white-sand beaches, and charming Caribbean hideaways. Read the entire article >> Nicaragua adds wind power to energy mix - January 1st 2009
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Energy-starved Nicaragua is turning to wind as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil-based power. In January, the country will begin operating 19 windmills that have the potential to generate 40 megawatts of energy. Read the entire article >> Year of Discovery competition: volcanic activity - December 19th 2008
Ruth Chapman is a runner-up in the adventure category of our travel writing competition with her tale of volcano boarding in Nicaragua. The edge was giving way. I could feel the rocky gravel changing shape beneath my feet, the trickling sound of loose particles... Read the entire article >> Property: Nicaragua becomes the new Costa Rica - September 18th 2008
As he reclines in a white leather easy chair with cocktail in hand, his gaze wandering beyond the swimming pool across the shimmering Pacific Ocean, Chris Renshaw admits this was not exactly what he had had in mind. Read the entire article (sign-in required) >> Property Wire reports on the Nicaragua property market - September 8th 2008
In five to seven years property along the southern coast of Nicaragua is likely to be on par with other South American hotspots, it is claimed. Land and building costs are cheap... Read the entire article >> The Gems of Granada - May 17th 2008
Granada - the city in the south of Nicaragua, not its namesake on the other side of the Atlantic - is, in spite of its relative obscurity, one of the gems of Central America, with its fine churches and elegantly proportioned porticoes, a volcano rising raggedly above it and Lake Nicaragua shimmering at its feet. Read the entire article >> Super Bowl's losing Patriots find fans in Nicaraguan homes - Feb 7th 2008
Hundreds of T-shirts set to arrive in Nicaragua this week might lead one to believe that the New England Patriots didn't blow their perfect season in Sunday's Super Bowl. Though the Patriots lost 17-14 to the New York Giants, several hundred poor Nicaraguan kids will be winners... Read the entire article >> Gay romantic breaks - January 19th 2008
Mention Nicaragua to most people and they raise their eyebrows, thinking only of revolutions and Bianca Jagger. They think it is a dangerous, primitive destination. In fact, it is breathtakingly beautiful, full of dramatic vistas and friendly, accommodating people. Read the entire article >> Travel outside the box - uncommon trips - July 19th 2007
Travel editor Peter Greenberg on exciting, worthwhile places you might have overlooked: Greenland, Tasmania, Montenegro and Nicaragua. Nicaragua is the Bahamas before it went upscale. It's St. Barts without the attitude. Read the entire article >> Contra to Expectations - June 24th 2007
Nicaragua: A don't-go spot of the '80s goes boom. Boomtown fever is often followed by nostalgia for the way of life that just disappeared. Rapid change usually means rapid loss of charm... Read the entire article >> Far, Far Away From Home - June 2-9th 2007
Buying a villa in Tuscany is so cliché. These days, luxury consumers want their holiday refuges to be off the beaten path. Buzz Dow, 58, who runs a family business in Cincinnati, Ohio, already had a second home in Vail, Colorado, and was looking for a third by the sea. Read the entire article >> Bright prospects in Nicaragua - June 8th 2007
"People often say about Nicaragua that if you come for a day you’ll never return but if you stay for a month you’ll never leave.” That’s the view of Tim Rogers, 31, editor of the Nica Times, the country’s fledgling English-language newspaper. Read the entire article >> Contra to Expectations - June 2nd 2007
Nicaragua, a country best known for coffee, natural catastrophes and revolutionary politics, is turning to tourism as a way out of poverty. But what’s the draw for potential visitors? Read the entire article >> Nicaragua, the new beachfront frontier - March 11th 2007
Investors, second-home buyers looking in Central America are exploring the potential of the country's western coast. WHAT second-home buyers yearn for in Central America is Costa Rica before the building boom. . Read the entire article >> Score the Last Beach Bargain in Nicaragua - March / April 2007
Paradise awaits,but the best deals are going fast. Chris and Steve Battjer first visited Nicaragua in May 2005 and fell in love with the white-sand Iguana Beach an hour north of San Juan del Sur on the country's Pacific coast. Read the entire article >> US battles foes for influence in Nicaragua - January 19th 2007
SAN JOSE, Nicaragua (AP) -- The United States is battling leftists once again in Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua. This time, the fight is being waged not with guns and guerrilla warfare, but free tractors, health clinics and donated electrical plants. Read the entire article >> Real Estate: Nicaragua Optimism Despite Ortega - January 15th 2007
Real estate continues its boom in Nicaragua, spurred by low prices and growing tourism. Despite a new, leftist government led by President Daniel Ortega, executives in Nicaragua's growing real estate industry remain bullish. Read the entire article >> Ortega back in power in Nicaragua - January 10th 2007
Cold War leader Daniel Ortega returns to power in Nicaragua on Wednesday, giving Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a new ally as he tries to steer Latin America to the left and away from the United States. Read the entire article >> The Rediscovery of Nicaragua - December 17th 2006
LOLL in one of the pools at Pelican Eyes, a new development above the town of San Juan del Sur, on Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast: a tranquil breeze blows up the hillside from the perfect bay below... Read the entire article >> Nicaragua is so hot right now - September 2006
Nicaragua is so hot right now, but few norteamericanos seem to know it: The country remains virtually untouched by the U.S. travel market, perhaps because most travelers recognize Nicaragua... Read the entire article >> The new Costa Rica - January 9th 2005
For the past decade or so, Costa Rica has been on the ''must do'' list for travelers who want to experience a guilt-free (but still occasionally luxurious) vacation, as it has been home to a growing number of eco-resorts .... Read the entire article >> Nicaragua: Contra to what you think - August 12th 2005
In the mid-70s New Yorker Michael Kaye skritched his way to Central America to spend a season surfing. He landed in Costa Rica, which then had little infrastructure and less tourism. He recognized .... Read the entire article >> The world’s best-kept retirement secret
The war is long over, but the bad rap remains. Today's Nicaragua is an inexpensive paradise eager to welcome expatriates. Nicaragua is virtually unknown to most people ... Read the entire article >>