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Municipality in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
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Matagalpa is the biggest city and commercial center of the Northern Highlands of Nicaragua.
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This tiny chocolate factory manufactures high quality chocolate, and if you call ahead, you can arrange a free factory tour.
Hostel with spacious common areas, a nice balcony, and huge lockers in the dorms. Free coffee and water but no public kitchen.
Hammocks.
By car
Once outside the airport, take Carretera Norte going north.
By bus
From León: buses leave in the morning (the last one at 7:30AM) and one in the afternoon (3:00PM) from the terminal in León for C$110. Minivans leave throughout the day when full. (Update Dec 2025)
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