Both coffee enthusiasts and nature lovers will be enamored with this fantastic private reserve with comfortable cabañas (dorm/room per person including three meals US$35/70) and family-friendly trails (read: nothing too long or too steep) as well as strenuous ones through primary cloud forest and past coffee stands to spectacular viewpoints. Advance reservations are essential.
El Jaguar
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10.46 MILES
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9.72 MILES
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4. Casa de Cultura Blanca Aráuz
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This crumbling colonial-style building was the former home of local girl Blanca Aráuz, who went on to become Mrs Augusto César Sandino, wife of Nicaragua…
4.77 MILES
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9.72 MILES
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10.46 MILES
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10.7 MILES
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