Nicaragua is a nice place , despite the fact that there is a lot of underlying dissatisfaction regarding the political present and recent past. It straddles three continental shelves however so it's not necessarily just the political situation that's potentially volatile.
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Cheap Sleep in Nicaragua
Most towns have budget options in the form of lower end hotels and if you go out of the main cities cheap hotels are about all you'll find.
A Traveller's Budget for Nicaragua
To get around the country it's bus or bus, really, unless you've brought your bike with you. The buses are the cheapest in Central America but bear in mind you get charged for any lugage which has to go on the roof. Having said that, if there's a group of you and you want to see a lot of the country, hiring a car doesn't cost the earth here so it might be worth looking into.
Food is readily available at a cost that won't make your wallet cry, nacatamales are good, cheap and filling, as is gallo pinto, rice and beans.
Activities
Climb the volcano on the Island of Ometepe and watch out for the monkeys
If churches are your thing you won't be disappointed in León
Visit Grenada, it's the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in all the Americas
Surfing off the pacific coast
Snorkelling and diving off the Corn Islands
