More of Managua

Las Ruinas de la Cathredal Vieja

We moved this morning to a hospadaje called Casa Vanegas which is run surprisingly by the Vanegas family. It is in the same neighborhood as our other hotel...only about 5 blocks from the Crowne Plaza where the famous Howard Hughes stayed.

Casa Vanegas is a family oriented hostel with about 6 rooms. The family is a wonderful group of people....Marielena, Yvonne & Arlene make you feel at home and part of the family...small place but with alot of heart and care put into it. It is exactly what we are looking for! And much more economical for our budget! We even get to enjoy Marielena's home cooking and tonight it is Spagetthi Bolognese! Yummy!

We spent part of the afternoon walking around Lago Nicaragua and seeing the old historical sites as per the photo posted. This cathedral was ruined in the earthquake in 1972 and was never rebuilt due to lack of funds. It is a beautiful building. We also walked through the Palacio Nacional de Cultura where you can see art, artifacts and also tributes to the famous Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario. Walking around the lake was interesting...it has a boardwalk which was pretty quiet at this time of year. It is a beautiful part of town...it is just really unfortunate that the Lake is so polluted and contaiminated that you cannot have any water activites on the lake. Maybe it will change in a few years!
To end the day, we took a ride out to the MetroCentro which is a big modern higher end mall. There we took a Nicaraguan coffee and enjoyed the air conditioning as today reached about 33 degrees. We got a taste of what Managua will be in 10 years!