Articles tagged ‘nicaragua’
Hacienda Merida
By Daved Brosche | February 25th, 2008 |Hacienda Merida is a typical nature preserve/hostel. It has dorms, camping, and hammocks for rent. Dorm are $3 per person while camping and hammocks are $1.50 and private rooms are $10 per person.
The hostel also boosts a wonderful restaurant, with items ranging from $1.50 to $3. The best part is that, as long as there [...]
Cheap Thrills in Ometepe, Nicaragua
By Daved Brosche | February 18th, 2008 |In Nicaragua and looking for some cheap thrills? Visit Omentepe; an island in the middle of lake Nicaragua. This is a great place to really stretch your money. Make your way to the small town of Meridia and you could easily rough it like a king for next to nothing.
Highlights:
There are so [...]
Audio Dispatches: Panthers, Sandinistas, and Colombian Ballads, Oh My!
By Eric | November 4th, 2006 |Don’t want to fall out of favor with the NPR folks. It’s been a while since I posted some of these, so let’s start out with my piece that aired on BBC’s The World earlier this week. You’ll remember the interview with Michael Franti that I posted here all last week. Well, this is what [...]

