Nicaragua - Masaya & Los Pueblos Blancos (PDF Chapter)

This is the Masaya & Los Pueblos Blancos chapter from Lonely Planet’s Nicaragua guidebook.

Nicaragua’s Central Valley offers a picturesque patchwork of la-goons, volcanic peaks and sleepy colonial villages. However, at the time of writing, political unrest in the country had turned Masaya, a popular destination known for its artisan market and aficiona-dos of traditional craftsmanship, into the center of political strife and violence.

• watch history in action as the local artists continue the centuries-old craft of ceramics produc-tion (with a contemporary twist) in San Juan de Oriente
• maps
• peer into the magnificent Laguna de Apoyo from the spectacular Catarina lookout
• transport
• drive to the gates of hell – up Volcán Masaya – and watch the bubbling lava in the Santiago crater
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Masaya, Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya, Nindirí, Los Pueblos Blancos, Catarina, San Juan de Oriente, Diriá & Diriomo, Niquinohomo, Masatepe, Carazo Towns, Diriamba, Jinotepe, Reserva Ecólogica La Maquina, La Boquita, Casares.