threeperfectdays
nicaragua
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MARCH2015
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JULIOCARTA
Co-owner,withAndreaPellegrino,
PandeVidaGranada
LOCALKNOWLEDGE
The inside scoop from
those in theknow
ANDRÉSLAZAR
Owner,Espressionista,Granada
“There’s a crater lake called
LagunadeApoyo, a15-minute
driveoutsideGranada. Thewater
has a lapis lazuli hue, apool of
warm, soothing, liquid sapphire.
I try tovisit it at least once
aweek. It’s anourishing and
rejuvenating experience.”
ASHLEYBLAYLOCK
Founder/director,ChicaBrava
surf camp,SanJuandelSur
“I oftenhikeup to theJesus statue
overlookingSanJuandel Sur. To
get there, youcrossamini Golden
GateBridgeoveranestuary spilling
into thebay. Then there’sa steep
winding roadalong thenorthern
headland. It’sabeautifulwalk.”
“There’snobetterway toget into
the spirit andexperience this
beautiful and charming city than
tohop intooneof itshorse-drawn
carriages and tour the streets at
the tranquilopace required to
take inall it has tooffer.”
DAYONE
Tribal Hotel
ParqueCentral
MasayaVolcano
National Park
MercadodeArtesanias
IglesiaLaMerced
Nectar
DAYTWO
MercadoMunicipal
Espressionista
MarinaCocibolca
Jicaro IslandEcolodge
VolcánMombacho
DAYTHREE
SanJuandel Sur
RanchoChilamate
TacoStop
PlayaSanJuandel Sur
AquaWellnessResort
Nicaragua ishome to
698 speciesof bird
