Before it's ruined Have You Met Costa Rica's Lovely Next-Door Neighbor?
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, November, 2004 by Paul Marshman
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Lots of people have heard about Nicaragua-trouble is, the name was most recently associated with fighting and guns. The shooting ended long ago, but a new kind of fame may be starting: Drawn to the same ecosystem that has made its southern neighbor, Costa Rica, a tourism hot spot, people are visiting Nicaragua in skyrocketing numbers. In the first three months of this year, more than 30,000 Americans came-that's up 26 percent from the same period in 2003.
Travelers land in Managua (TACA flies from the States), in the middle west of a country about the size of Greece. An earthquake flattened Managua in 1972 and the city is still rebuilding; there's more fun to be had elsewhere. Hotel Europeo, with A/C and a pool, is affordable for stopovers.
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