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January

Perfect beach weather
in the Pacific region with
almost nonstop sunshine

• expect bigger crowds
  and more expensive
  accommodations.

3 Baseball Finals

Stadiums get packed for the
finals of the Liga Nacional
de Beisbol Nicaraguense
(Nicaraguan National Base-
ball League; http://www.lnbp.
com.ni). Catch games at the
Estadio Denis Martínez in
Managua.

February

Crowds thin out but it’s still
all sunshine, making this
one of the best times to
plan a beach break. It can be
uncomfortably hot in cities.

z International

Poetry Festival

Top Spanish-language

wordsmiths from around

the globe gather for this

festival (www.festivalpoe-

sianicaragua.com) in Gra-

nada with regular readings

and more low-key fringe

events.

March

The heat wave continues

with soaring temperatures

and dry conditions.

Whether it falls in March

or April, Easter is big

business: prices spike,

accommodations sell out

and beaches get packed.

z San Lazaro

Head to Masaya on the

weekend before Palm

Sunday for this religious

festival that involves get-

ting dressed up in bizarre

costumes – even local dogs

get in on the act.

z Semana Santa

in Léon

Easter is a major event

all over the country but

nowhere does it quite like

León, where the traditional

fireworks and parades are

accompanied by sawdust

mosaics and a sandcastle

competition.

April

More sunshine, this time

accompanied by big surf in

the Pacific and calm seas

throughout the Caribbean.

After Easter crowds drop

dramatically.

2 Surf ́s Up!

The combination of big

swells along the Pacific

and bright sunshine bring

optimal conditions (and

big crowds) to many of

Nicaragua’s best surf breaks,

including the acclaimed

Popoyo.

May

Low season gets underway

with sunshine still sticking

around but by the end of

the month the skies open,

marking the beginning of

the wet season.

z Maypole

Bluefields celebrates fertility

with a series of neighbor-

hood block parties culmi-

nating in the bright and

boisterous carnival on the

last Saturday of the month

and the closing Tulululu

when the entire town takes

a midnight romp through

the streets accompanied by

a brass band.

Month by Month

TOP EVENTS

Noche de Agüizotes,

October

Maypole, May

Turtle-Watching at

La Flor, October

International Poetry

Festival, February

Semana Santa in

León, March/April