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(
www.moodsclubmanagua.com
; Galeria Santo Domingo; cover US$3-10)
Pretty much
the
club in
town, with a dress code, Euro styling, imported DJs, dry ice, polished chrome, laser light-
ing…you get the picture. It's south of the city.
Zona Latino
(Rotonda Rubén Darío, 600m N)
This is the place to be for Latin grooves: salsa, merengue
and
cumbia
(Colombian dance tunes) are in heavy rotation at this sprawling club in an
oddly removed location.
DANCE
Bello Horizonte Discos
Dubbed 'the heart of Nicaribeña,' Bello Horizonte is home to the largest concentration of
Caribbean-descended Nicaraguans in Managua. Clubs out here have a predictably Atlantic
coast flavor, with a heavier reggae, soca and
punta
(traditional Garifuna dance involving
much hip movement) influence than their counterparts down south.
Charlie's Bar
(Rotonda Bello Horizonte, 60m E; cover US$1)
The original and still one of the best, Charlie
keeps the dance floor packed with a good selection of new hits and classics, all in the
Caribbean vein.
DANCE
Mrs Sponge
(Rotonda Bello Horizonte, 50m E; cover incl drink US$2)
Who knows how they came up with
the name. The small dance floor features a stripper pole. In case you were interested.
DANCE
Luna de los Sueños
(Rotonda Bello Horizonte, 50m E; cover incl drink US$2)
Sharing a parking lot with Mrs
Sponge, this place is into Latin grooves like
cumbia
and
bacchata
.
DANCE
Theater
Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío
( 2266-3630;
www.tnrubendario.gob.ni
;
Área Monumental)
One of the few Managua build-
ings to survive the 1972 earthquake, this groovy theatre often has big-name international
THEATER
