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Revision as of 21:34, 20 June 2007Bluefields is a city in Atlantico Sur.
UnderstandBluefields is the capital of the Southern Autonomous Region on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. The people have a combined heritage of being escaped/freed slaves, part of indigenous groups, descendants of Spanish settlers, and/or mix of any of these groups. This creates a very diverse and vibrant community. The language most spoken is a Creole of English. Most people speak Spanish as a 2nd or 3rd language after Creole and/or an indigenous language. Get inBy planeDomestic flights arrive from Managua. The flight is about $80 each way.
By busFrom Managua to Rama - about 6 hours. From Rama, take a speedboat called a "panga" to Bluefields. The boatride is about 2 hours.
Get aroundBy taxi20 cordobas (about $1.50) per person anywhere you go. SeeDoGo to "Four brothers" thurs-sun. Ask Roy at the Lobster Pot Hotel to take you to his farm. Enjoy a Tona Cervesa at the balconey of the Cima club while you watch the rain slam the street in july. Order the camarones cocktail at the "bella Vista" resturant on the water. LearnLearn to speak "miskito". Learn how to eat turtle. Learn to walk slow and smile. WorkBuyEat
BudgetMid-rangeSplurgeDrinkSleepBudgetMid-rangeSplurgeContactStay safeCopeGet out
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