Travel guides to Managua, Nicaragua and Central America, selected by Managua.com editors, including travel books, dining guides, maps, ecotourism guides and Nicaragua-specific specialty guides. Featuring top travel guides such as Footprints Nicaragua, Lonely Planet Central America and Rough Guide Central America.
Managua and Nicaragua Guidebooks
Footprint Nicaragua Handbook By Richard Leonardi With a detailed history of Nicaragua, from pre-Columbian civilizations to European immigrants, and Nicaraguan geography and culture, the popular Footprint Nicaraguan Handbook is both an overview of Nicaragua and a travel guide complete with all the necessary travel information, such as Nicaraguan lodging, restaurants and natural and historical sights.
Living and Investing in the New Nicaragua Central America's largest and least densely populated country, Nicaragua is open to foreign capital after many years of tyrannical rule and revolutionary upheaval. In addition to practical information like numbers to Nicaraguan banks, post offices and lawyers, this informative book outlines Nicaragua's main industries and economic potential while also advising foreigners on the nature of business relationships in Nicaragua.
Moon Handbooks Nicaragua By Josh Berman and Randy Wood Authors Bergman and Wood scoured almost every beach and pueblo (small town) in Nicaragua to research this Nicaraguan guide book that goes beyond the usual Nicaraguan volcanic hot spots. Attention to detail, accurate information and a wide scope, from the capital city of Managua to San Juan del Norte, characterize this Nicaraguan travel guide produced by the innovative new series, Moon Handbooks.
Nicaragua: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus Guides) By Hazel Plunkett and Nick Caistor Not a Nicaraguan travel guide, but a concise travel companion that leaves readers with a better understanding of Nicaragua's genesis. In just 94 well-researched pages, Plunkett and Caistor impart a solid perspective of Nicaragua's economics, politics and culture.
Nicaragua Maps
International Travel Maps: Nicaragua Map of Nicaragua and parts of neighboring Costa Rica and Honduras. This Nicaraguan map marks elevation by color, includes urban centers and small towns, details the Nicaraguan highway and railway system, notes Nicaraguan lakes, swamps, volacanos, and places of interest to Nicaraguan travelers like Nicaraguan hotels, beaches and major attractions. An inset map of Managua, Nicaragua's capital city, is also included.
Central America Guidebooks
Footprint Central America and Mexico 2003 By Peter Hutchison The Footprint Guide to Central America and Mexico is the only travel guide that combines both regions, Mexico and Central America, including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras. Hutchinson's Footprint's guide to Central America and Mexico includes all the information necessary for traveling to and within these regions by air, road and train, overviews of history, culture and music as well as and up-to-date listings of Central American and Mexican hotels, restaurants and shopping districts. Special features includes over 160 maps and a in-depth look at the Mayan world.
Let's Go Central America 2003 This is the backpacker's and budget traveler's guide to Central America, especially geared for Central American visitors on the move and on a tight budget. Listings for Central America's accommodations, food and sights are up-to-date and accurate (leaning toward the cheaper side of Central America) while the abbreviated coverage of Central America's history, economy and culture serves best as an introduction to Central America.
Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring This Central American travel guide is an excellent overall travel guide to Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. Organized by country, Lonely Planet's 800 pages provide the basic information for traveling to Central America, listings of a range of Central American hotels, restaurants and attractions information with a special emphasis on Central America's natural wonders and ecotourism.
The Incredible Inns of Central America: Lodging in the Bed & Breakfast Tradition By Carol Schimke No comparable guide to Central America's inns, or posadas, and Bed and Breakfasts exists other than Schimke's well-researched overview of the best and brightest Central American inns. She has visited each Central American inn she reviews, along with including photographs, a wide-range of styles and price levels and lists all the amenities, services, rates and payment methods and contact information necessary to make an informed decision on the inns of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
The Rough Guide Central America Swamps and volcanos, virgin beaches and colonial ruins, Central America is undergoing something of a Renaissance as many nations, including Nicaragua, define themselves in post-dictatorial years. The Rough Guide is especially adept at describing and outlining Central America's extensive ecotourism while still covering the more leisure-based touring, like relaxing on Costa Rica's white sand beaches or scuba diving off the coast of Belize.
