Caribbean Coast
A community-run nature reserve designed to protect the town's water supplies, this innovative project has a number of hikes marked out, including the four-hour Ruta de los Chorros trail that takes you past three 50m waterfalls (one of which you can see from town) to a mirador (lookout point) with views clear to the Pacific Ocean.
You can arrange guides at the Gabinete de Turismo in the alcaldía building.
Casa Museo Comandante Carlos Fonseca
24.41 MILES
Commander Carlos Fonseca, the Sandinista equivalent of Malcolm X (read: bespectacled, goateed, intense, highly charismatic), grew up desperately poor in…
29.21 MILES
If you’re looking for comfort with your virgin cloud forest experience, then Selva Negra – part family resort, part coffee farm and part rainforest…
25.2 MILES
Two blocks east of the Parque Central you’ll find the town’s primary roadside attraction, where Nicaragua's most famous writer Rubén Darío was born…
24.76 MILES
This absorbing museum features large, glossy, printed displays in Spanish and English on the roots of modern coffee production in the region, as well as…
Museo Precolombino de Chagüitillo
28.65 MILES
This worthwhile little museum has two rooms of Chorotegan pottery and an exhibit on local hero Domingo Sánchez Salgado (aka Chagüitillo), one of the…
27.5 MILES
Surrounded by forest, this impressive 15m waterfall a short walk from the highway fills a large deep swimming hole. When it's quiet it's absolutely lovely…
17.93 MILES
Around 10km from Boaco, this archaeological site is only just beginning to be investigated and features a number of petroglyphs in stones scattered around…
24.15 MILES
Graveyard fans should check out both the Foreigners Cemetery (and nearby National Cemetery) on the eastern edge of town, where you'll find great views and…
4.15 MILES
A tough 4km hike from town, this cave is an old Sandinista stronghold with many petroglyphs left by the previous indigenous residents. It's not well…
11.34 MILES
A small park on the upper level of town offering fantastic views over the surrounding mountains.
3. Parroquia de Santiago Apóstol
11.53 MILES
This elegant peach-colored colonial church fronts the leafy central park and is dedicated to the patron saint of Boaco.
4. Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
11.68 MILES
This intriguing church on the lower level of town has brightly painted onion domes that hint at a Russian heritage, but it’s Catholic and always has been.
5. Sitio Arqueologico La Laguna
17.93 MILES
Around 10km from Boaco, this archaeological site is only just beginning to be investigated and features a number of petroglyphs in stones scattered around…
24.1 MILES
It will take a history buff to appreciate this national monument, which is a shadeless 3km walk from the closest bus stop. The early-1800s Spanish…
24.15 MILES
Graveyard fans should check out both the Foreigners Cemetery (and nearby National Cemetery) on the eastern edge of town, where you'll find great views and…
8. Casa Museo Comandante Carlos Fonseca
24.41 MILES
Commander Carlos Fonseca, the Sandinista equivalent of Malcolm X (read: bespectacled, goateed, intense, highly charismatic), grew up desperately poor in…