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!

Best places to visit in the north of Nicaragua

Welcome back to a new blog by Mansión De Chocolate. Today we are going to talk about the options of traveling to the north of Nicaragua. The north of Nicaragua has a very beautiful nature, and is very diverse from the student city León to Esteli with the Gorditos and Gorditas to the nearby Somoto Canyons.

The ride from Granada to the most north is really breathtaking. With a lot of green surrounding and beautiful mountain roads. the cost is really low, take a bus from Granada to Managua(C$25), and then from Managua to Estelí(C$80(direct)). and then to get to the Somoto Canyons you can take the bus from the same bus station at 7:30 to Somoto.

León

León is the second largest city in Nicaragua after Managua. It was founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros. León has got a lot of historic Spanish colonial churches, secular buildings, and private residences. Due to the university season with many students coming from other regions of Nicaragua Leon is getting more and more bigger in population.

Near León you can also find the Poneloya beach on the pacific side of Nicaragua.

Cathedral León

Estelí

Estelí is the third biggest city in Nicaragua, like we talked about in the blog over Manos Nicas, they work with a lot of artist in Estelí. In Estelí you can find the Gordos and Gorditas, but it is also a very big sport city with a professional football(soccer) and a professional baseball team. Furthermore you can find a lot of nature near Estelí like waterfalls and diferent nature reserves, it is also a 2 hour bus drive away from the Somoto Canyons.

Park Estelí

Somoto Canyons

The Somoto Canyon, one of oldest rock formations in Central America, has become one of the main attractions of Northern Nicaragua due to its recently "discovered" tourist potential. It is an impressive site with a unique scenario. Between its walls, visitors can undertake various activities. In Somoto you can find inhabitants that live in communities and they clean the Somoto area once in a while with all the inhabitants of the communities.

The various activities that you can do are very exciting Like canyoing – climbing and jumping of cliffs and for the extremist among us you can rappel in the Somoto Canyons up to 60meters.

Pathway Somoto Canyon

Come relax at the Cacao Pool Club!

Hello Readers and welcome back to our Blog made by Mansión De Chocolate. Today we are going to talk about our services we offer at Mansión De Chocolate. We have a variety of different products and services that we offer. The products you can find in the Choco Museo in the front of our hotel.                                     

The services we offer at our hotel are the touring services, Choco Spa and the Cacao pool club. So more about the Cacao Pool club.

The pool club is an ideal place for swimming. We provide Wi-Fi at the pool so you are able to check your emails while relaxing at the pool. We offer Cocktails, soft drinks, snacks and delicious sandwiches. Our juice and smoothie bar serves freshly made drinks with local fruits. 
And of course we have a range of beers from which you can order.

Furthermore the Cacao Pool Club and/or the hotel is available to rent for parties, fiestas de quince años(15 years), weddings, private BBQS and more just contact us if you want to get more information.

Phone: (505) 2552 4678

E-mail:Enjoy@MansiondeChocolate.com

Here is a small impression of the atmosphere at our Cacao Pool club.