San Juan Del Norte Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in Río San Juan Department, Nicaragua
About San Juan Del Norte
San Juan de Nicaragua (a.k.a. San Juan del Norte or Greytown) is a small port town of 1500 people, on the Caribbean coast of (south-east) Nicaragua. It has a long history as a port town but its glory days are long over. Back in the middle of the 19th century its strategic location at the mouth of the Rio San Juan made it the starting point of one of the only feasibletranscontinental crossingsof the Americas. Cornelius Vanderbilt invested here and people such as Mark Twain have passed through and written about it. But after the USA built a railroad to California in 1869, the town slowly fell into a slumber from which it seems to not have awaken until now. However as the jungle just out of town and the fish in the river might draw an adventurous traveller, the Nicaraguan government decided t
Where to Eat in San Juan Del Norte
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Restaurante El Tucán
Where to Stay in San Juan Del Norte
- 🏨Hostal Familiar
- 🏨Río Indio Lodge
San Juan Del Norte Travel Guide Sections
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