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Nicaragua: Fishing poles:
Fishing poles at Dina's are ridiculously expensive!!!!!
Better have a friend from the states bring you some down.
Nicaragua: Possible Nicaragua move:
San Juan del Sur has an excellent school here for expats, the parents race about it and many young families in the area.
Nicaragua: Shopping Nicaragua:
Don't buy bulk items like pancake mix, bread crumbs, stuff that once opened will get moldy, no matter how well you seal it. Canned goods and items that freeze are good. Anything bulk and dry will rot, you won't be able to eat it fast enough.
Nicaragua: rentals:
There is also a Nicaragua craigslist
Nicaragua: Matagalpa to/from Granada Transportation:
Hey, try this....get a taxi to Managua airport then order a shuttle from Adelante express.
I looked an saw that the offer a 10:30 am shuttle from the airport to Granada for 36.00 a person
Don't know what to offer as a trip home, maybe a Nica bus ticket not a chicken bus
Also the is a Facebook page called
NICA rides
Many expats post requests and or their schedules that they are committed to
Nicaragua: Safety in Nicaragua:
Most crime is petty theft (stolen rakes, hand tools, fishing nets), however the real money makers for the little ciminals are drunk tourists....drunk tourists are their best customers, can't remember what happened and are easy targets.
Clueless tree hugging backpackers living in kala land with theirt "peace love dove lifestyle" are also good customers, these idiots are moving about with their worldly possessions conveniently packaged and on their back...iPhone's, iPads, money, clothes, shoes, trinkets....voila one huge Santa Claus goodie bag...I have seen idiotic girs in skimpy clothes walking down isolated roads with 1000.00 camera wandering all by themselves....sh(t if I was poor and hungry...that is too tempting!
Don't get sh$t faced, don't flash money, jewelry or openly brag about your lifestyle, lay low be respectful and don't leave your stuff out enticing young kids, teenagers or thieves.
I live by the beach, I know all my Nica neighbors, we all look out for each other and all of us dread when the Managuans come to town for festivities THEY are bigger problems ripping us and the locals off! Nica and expats alike!
As or Managua, parts are cesspools, my advice is to quickly exit that city with caution, and those of us who live here, even we know all the rules and is and donts hen we have to go there.
Managua could be considered as safe as Washington DC...
Nicaragua: Immigration - so many questions:
I lived in Texas and had to get a New York birth certificate. That took 6 weeks, when requesting a birth certificate you must explain you need a certified birth cert with a raised seal, then once you have it it must be sent back to the Secretary of State (NY) the issuing State with thevrequest it be certifed with however much money it requires....I sent a detailed letter with instructions that once the state of ny completed their process, to use the enclosed forwarding envelope and send the notarized and certifed birth cert and copies on to the NY Nicaragua embassy, the paperwork and money order was included with another forwarding envelope back to me in TX. Worked perfectly!
Now, I am a process control designer and have the ability to draw simple process flow diagrams, so even a blithering brain dead moron could follow!
Marriage cert was easy, went and got a raised seal marriage cert, had it notarized by the county clerk, police report, had it notarized by the city police dept, medical statement had it notarized by doctor,
Once I had all these notarized docs, off they went each with heir own request and money to the state of Texas....with a return envelope it me took less than 10 days in turn around.
the finances were a bit different for me since I do not receive a pension or SS...I had to get a 5 year annuity, that met the monthly obligation for a married cople (think it was 700.00 total each month) then here was the hiccup...annuities are a financial instrument and the state of Texas will not recognize a "notarized" financial instrument, it has to have a "Bank Guarentee(sp)"... So I went to the issuing company of the annuity, I received a fancy schmancy stamp and bar code thingy and other legal jargon, this WAS accepted by the state of Texas...turn around was less then 10 days.
So once I had all TX docs in hand from TXSoS, they went to the TX Nica consulate, I enclosed a detailed letter explaining that if all documents were successfully certified by them to please forward the contents (which also had my ny birth and forms) onto my lawyer in Managua, but if any hiccups occued please use the other envelope and return all docs to me.
Every envelope I used and or enclosed had tracking numbers that I recorded, I could tell by the package movements where things were in the process.
Needless to say, all paperwork arrived in Managua. I used Garcia & Bodan, they personally knew people in my tx consulate and were very helpful in getting all paperwork done and could email each other with any questions.
I arrived in Nicaragua Feb 16, and on November 1 I had in my hand my cedula, I am a 5 year resident. So now my container can be shipped here.
I have to admit, the lawyers were needed, they provided much help with the process, getting appointments set, going in and helping me with detailed forms, setting the appointment with INTUR...
My opinion, $1000.00 is a good deal if the lawyer is competent. The process no matter how you look at it, is a bit wearisome, expensive to get forms notarized, certified and apostillized, but once you are here, you need a person to help keep the process moving. My opinion get a lawyer who does it right the first ime and not the palm greasers, it can one back to haunt you.
In the state of Texas, the Nica consulate will not take appointments, they will not meet with you, however once my lawyer at G&B gave me the email contact it went very smoothly via mail and it allowed my lawyer to keep up with the process via email.
So I think it is unfair that you make it seem that it HAS to be done in person, it does NOT.
And in many cases WILL not be possible.
Anyone with questions can PM me, I'll get to you with help or advise.
Ohhhh and the tourist visa...trust me pain in the ass, you have no idea what you are in for!
Nicaragua: a great place to visit, but do I really want to live there?:
I think they should participate in the "dicking" contest with the dried bull penises...I would pay to see that!
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=dicking%20fights%20in%20nicaragua&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DP-A4QkWs41o&ei=lQ-AUtSuCdK0kQeIl4CgDQ&usg=AFQjCNEiZDi467Tnrlaq3EK7Y8jcmq4kbQ&sig2=OmTKAjrTo4JAynGaAezfZQ&bvm=bv.56146854,d.eW0
Nicaragua: Hydrogen Peroxide:
Ask for agua oxigenada at a farmecia
Nicaragua: Cistern water ... does it need treatment for hshld use?:
We use bleach and the filter is replaced frequently, never had a problem.
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