Frommer's Nicaragua & El Salvador

Charlie O'Malley first became fascinated with Latin America when he watched salsa dancers on a Colombian beach over a decade ago. He has since wrestled with anaconda in Venezuela, rescued turtles in Nicaragua, and been chased by bulls in Ecuador. Based in the Andean Argentine city of Mendoza, he keeps his desire for more adventure in check with lots of good local wine and work on a tourist magazine called Wine Republic . With driving skills almost as bad as the locals and an undying penchant for long siestas, he does not think he can ever possibly live in his native Ireland again. He has worked on Frommer's guides to Argentina and South America and contributed to Frommer's 500 Adventures for Adrenaline Lovers.

List of Maps vii 1 THE BEST OF NICARAGUA & EL SALVADOR 1 2 NICARAGUA & EL SALVADOR IN DEPTH 13 3 THE ACTIVE NICARAGUA & EL SALVADOR VACATION PLANNER 33 4 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES 45 5 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO NICARAGUA 55 6 MANAGUA 69 7 MASAYA & LOS PUEBLOS BLANCOS 90 8 GRANADA 103 9 SAN JUAN DEL SUR & THE SOUTHWEST 127 10 SOLENTINAME ISLANDS AND THE RIO SAN JUAN 152 11 THE CARIBBEAN COAST 166 12 NORTH-CENTRAL NICARAGUA 181 13 LEON & THE VOLCANIC LOWLANDS 200 14 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO EL SALVADOR 215 15 SAN SALVADOR 232 16 SUCHITOTO & NORTH CENTRAL EL SALVADOR 258 17 EASTERN EL SALVADOR 275 18 THE PACIFIC COAST 285 19 WESTERN EL SALVADOR 305 20 SANTA ANA & THE NORTHWEST 323 21 FAST FACTS 340 22 GLOSSARY OF SPANISH TERMS & PHRASES 345 Index 350