Xiloa is about 20 minute drive from Managua. It is right across from Lake Managua. So in order to see Managua you need to drive to the opposite side. Once again we asked someone if we could go on their property and get a better view. They said "of course" so we got some sweet pictures.
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| The View of Managua |
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| Me and Jeanne (My favorite pic of us) |
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| The Guys (Felix, David, Cullen) |
Xiloa once was a huge getaway destination for the locals, but now the lagoon that was once popular is polluted and no longer a hot spot. I am told that they are cleaning the water so maybe one day it will become a popular destination again. You will probably see from the photos the potential this place has.
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| The Lagoon |
As you can see the water in the Lagoon is really high. Those cement half circles are picnic benches that you used to be able to sit at and there was supposedly a beach before you hit the water. There has been so much rain here that most of the bodies of water are really high.
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| Me and Cullen...what a view |
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| Some locals enjoying the water |
Time to add a little Pep to our Step
It was maybe an hour excursion and then we went for coffee at Cafe las Flores and one of the better coffee houses in Nicaragua. Ironically, we visited this coffee farm when we were in Granada about to climb the volcano Mombacho...what a small world. This little strip mall is one of our favorites. It has the coffee shop and then a salad and sandwich place called Bisou Bisou and then a Mexican/burrito place. Yummy! Also has really sweet apartments behind it.
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| A yummy cappuccino! |
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Once again a picture that you wouldn't be able to
tell where it was taken. Managua of course! |
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