Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Day 81 – 83 : Leon, Nicaragua

Leon is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after the capital Managua.

A colonial city, with very bustling streets during both day and night, the city is very "local", defined mostly by shops that are catered mostly to people staying in Nicaragua and street food (very little international touristy restaurants).  

Christmas in Main SquareBustling Main SquareStreet Market

It's a very small city, so walking the streets could be done within half a day, and visiting some of the numerous churches in the city.

Capilla La AsuncionCathedral de La AsuncionEl CalvarioIglesia San FelipeStreets of Leon

However, being in Leon for me was more about doing the various activities available near Leon

Activities that I did in Leon, ranked from most to least favourite is below, (though all are worth going) :

Certainly worth staying 2 - 3 nights in Leon.

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