Is lovely, less well restored than Granada so a bit more character, more real life, less touristy, apart from the young people who come for "volcano boarding" like snowboarding but hotter!
Has a huge cathedral, allegedly the biggest in Central America, which dominates the main square.
And a fantastic art gallery with paintings from Europe since the 16th century
and a huge collection of more modern including Picasso, Mondrian, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, etc, etc
distributed amongst six old houses still with their patios.
A real surprise.
Caught a local bus to the beach at Las Peñitas where the sea was rough and the beach quiet.
Then the Museum of the Revolution, interesting take on what was represented in the world press in the 1970's as terrorism, here they are heroes.
Off to a volcanic island tomorrow, near the border with Costa Rica.
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