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( 9pm-3am Fri-Sun)
Danceheads opt for this big club at the southern end of the
malecón,
where a cheesy good time can usually be had.
El Toro Loco
(cover US$2.50; Thu-Sun)
Gets packed on Thursday for reggae night, and pumps out the
Latin pop, reggaeton and
bacchata
(romantic Dominican dance music) the rest of the
week.
DANCE
Shopping
Masaya's major claim to fame is shopping, and savvy buyers come here to find great deals
on Nicaragua's finest handicrafts. Tours and taxi drivers drop you off at Masaya's main
crafts market, Mercado Artesanías (
Click here
)
.
Public buses drop you off in the massive bus lot behind the huge, chaotic
Mercado Mu-
frigerated meat counters, colorful vegetable stands, toiletries and a wide selection of
somewhat lower-quality handicrafts, cigars, handmade shoes and fun souvenirs at dis-
count prices crammed under the hot, busy tents. Pay attention, watch your backpack and
wallet, and have fun.
Can't stop shopping? There are handicrafts workshops all over town.
Hammock factories
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congregate in Barrio San Juan, between La Asunción and
the lagoon, while wood and leather workshops are hidden throughout Monimbó.
