Footprint Nicaragua Handbook

Nicaragua is the “destination of the future”, according to this new Footprint guide. That may well be so, given that the country has some of the finest old colonial cities in Central America, a splendid, “laid‐back” Caribbean coastline, and extensive primary rain forest abounding with subtropical wildlife. The considerable coverage given to the rain forest is indeed a distinctive feature of this volume. The publisher’s blurb proudly claims: “No major guide series has penetrated the Nicaraguan jungles … until now”. Be warned, the many interesting itineraries suggested are physically challenging! Managua, Granada and, especially, León offer a wealth of more...