Nicaragua, Most beautiful places to visit: Corn Islands

Hello readers and welcome to a new blog made by Mansión De Chocolate. Today we are going to talk about traveling in Nicaragua places you really should visit! We are going to talk about the Caribbean coast and the islands of Nicaragua, Bluefields and the Corn Islands. The Caribbean is a beautiful blue sea and totally worth to visit.

Bluefields is the capital of the RACS (South Caribbean Autonomous Region). Bluefields is named after the Dutch pirate Abraham Blauvelt. Bluefields is Nicaragua’s chief Caribbean port, from which hardwood, seafood, shrimp and lobster are exported.

The Corn Islands exists of big Corn island and little Corn island. they are located east of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. The big Corn island has an area of 10 square meters and the little Corn island 2,9 square meters.

The Corn Islands

How to get there?

First of all you need to get to the airport of Managua, from here on out there are different planes leaving to Bluefields and the Corn Islands. Roundtrip tickets to Corn Island cost approximately $165.00 USD and takes about 1,5 hour to get there. You can choose to fly directly to Corn Islands or stay in Bluefields explore Bluefields and after that take a boat to the Corn Islands. With the boat coasts about C$210 and takes 5 hours.

Plane to Corn Islands 

What Activities can i do?

Bluefields

Bluefields is a small town with a harbor that connects to beautiful places in the Caribbean like Pearl Lagoon, the spectacular Pearl Keys and the beautiful Corn islands. The city was once full of old wood Victorian charm before Category IV Hurricane Juana wiped it off the map in 1988. people tend to not stay here for very long but it is worth to have a look at the town and take a boat on the beautiful waters to different places.

Houses in Bluefields

Big Corn Island

Big Corn Island is the biggest of the 2 islands located at the shore of Nicaragua. There are a lot of different activities you can do. You can discover both islands on the back of a horse you can arrange guided trips.

You can take yoga classes with beautiful and relaxing views. On Sundays you can visit baseball games at the stadium of Big Corn island. It is possible to go fishing diving and snorkeling on both islands. And of course don’t miss all the delicious food the Corn islands offer. Visit the soul of the world. The sculptural work, properly speaking, consists in the excavation or "discovery" of the eight corners or Vertices of this imaginary inner Cube.

Spanish Galleon: Visit a 400-year-old wreck of a Spanish Galleon by snorkel, dive or glass bottom boat excursion. The wreck lays in 15' of water off of Waula Point, Big Corn Island. Clearly visible are 14 cannons and the original anchor. No known archaeological

survey or salvaging has ever been done on this wreck.

Map of Big Corn Island

Little Corn Island

Home to around 800 people speaking Creole English and Spanish, this is one of the most friendly places you're likely to find, with a real sense of community and people willing to talk with you and share their experiences, as well as help you out.

Fishing, in particular for lobster has long been the mainstay of the island, but in recent years tourism is also playing a larger part in the island economy.

the nearest bank, and ATM, are on Big Corn Island, so come prepared with cash, although an increasing number of businesses now accept credit cards, but check in advance to avoid having to make a trip back to the Big Island to top up your funds.

Like in the Big Corn Island you can get your diving license furthermore you can Kayak, snorkel, kitesurf, fish, yoga, paddle boarding, massage and go horseback riding.

Map of little Corn Island

Our tip is just go there, see it all, enjoy the environment and you will discover a totally different Nicaragua then you are used to and we at Mansión De Chocolate are sure you will love it!