Leon - a vibrant university town
Since it's only a three-hour bus ride from Matagalpa to Leon, we decided to stop by here as well. We initially wanted to skip Leon, as the city is always seen as the smaller,...


Published: 03.12.2017
Anyone in Leon shouldn't miss the beaches 20 kilometers away. The small town consists of one street and ends at a nice fishing village. The beach was fantastic and the weather so hot that you prefer to spend the day in the shade. There isn't much to say about Las Penitas except that we enjoyed our last days in Nicaragua there. Next, we will take a two-day bus ride to the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica, where we will make our next stop.