Adventures in Nicaragua

A travel journal to San Juan del Sur by cmant

Quote: Adventures in Nicaragua is one hour DVD hosted by two teenagers who travel through Nicaragua and have the time of their lives!

Adventures in Nicaragua

Overview

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English-speaking friends of Nicaragua now have a different, fun way of discovering the beauty and ammenities of this beautiful country. Nicaraguan TV Production company, Producciones Video Arte, has produced the first english-speaking video about Nicaragua (published on DVD) targeted at the potential anglo tourist. The video, also subtitled in spanish, is hosted by two Nicaraguan Teens, Tammy Reyes y Rodrigo Mantica, who, along with Dr. Jaime Incer, Nicaraguan scientist, embark on a journey through the most fascinating destinations in Nicaragua. With the capital city of Managua as a logical starting point, the adventures begin early on, with a thrilling experience in the Canopy tour over the Tiscapa crater lake, sliding down cables 400 feet up over the water at great speed ! The tour continues in Masaya and the "white towns" where Tammy and Rodrigo have an introductory lesson on the art of pottery by a master craftsman in the town of San Juan de Oriente.After that, they go up the Mombacho volcano led by historian Dr. Patrick Werner, exploring the amazing flora and fauna of the cloud forest, including the famous Salamander of Mombacho, a peculiar amphibian species found only in Nicaragua.From there, the kids head on to the Majestic colonial city of Granada, and have a relaxing boat ride through the more than 300 islands (or isletas) that lie on the shores of Lake Nicaragua.

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Following the route taken in the time of the Gold Rush, they travel from Granada, across lake Nicaragua to the mouth of the San Juan River, where they embark on the most important of their adventures in Nicaragua!. At Rio San Juan they use Sabalos Lodge as their headquarters, and from there, they visit places like the Los Guatuzos Wildlife Reserve, the Solentiname Islands, with their artists’ communities, the fort of the Inmaculate Conception, place where Rafaela Herrera defended Nicaragua from the Spanish invaders, and Greytown, an ancient ghost town where they spend some time exploring the four gothic cemeteries, which is all there is left of the once prosperous town. From the San Juan River region, the cross Nicaragua to visit the beaches in Rivas, where Rodrigo dazzles us with his surfing abilities. After that the visit the port town of San Juan del Sur and go sailing down the beaches of the pacific on the "Pelican Eyes". Hopping coast to coast , the show ends with a submarine adventure in Corn Island, where Tammy y Rodrigo explore a 17th century spanish galleon lying 20 feet under the blue waters of the Caribbean.