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( 8739-2426; www.aquanicaragua.com ; 1km inland from Playa Gigante; r/penthouse US$170/375;
) If Tarzan flew a G6, this is how he'd roll. Thirty simple and elegant jungle cabi-
nas bathed in hardwoods are built over this large rolling spa and resort. They have tre-
mendous ocean views, a private beach and lush forest on all sides.
Party Wave Gigante
(100m south of town entrance) This little surf cafe has internet and yummy baked goods.
CAFE $
Santana
The only way to walk to three of the prettiest beaches around - Playa Dorada, Playa
Escondida and Playa Rosada - is if you're a guest or resident of plush Rancho Santana (
8882-2885; www.ranchosantana.com ; vacation rentals US$100-300; ) . Easily the most
successful resort village on the block, it's got clubhouses, rental homes, pools, horses, ten-
nis courts, a helipad and more.
The most famous of the three beaches is Playa Rosada, with pretty pink sand, great
surfing and the Jaro de Leche blowhole , an odd hydro-geological formation that shoots
ocean water several meters into the waves. You'll only see it if you stay here or come in a
boat.
Playa Popoyo & Around
Home to one of the most storied waves in Nicaragua, the little town of Las Salinas de
Nagualapa , named for the salt evaporation ponds you'll pass on the way in, is beginning
to feel a bit like a beach town.
Most people continue past town to Playa Guasacate, where a shallow lagoon and slow
river shift through the long, sandy beach. It's often called Playa Popoyo in honor of the
famed beach break, with right and left point breaks that break huge and hollow over the
outer reef when conditions are right. Other named waves include Bus Stop - fast, power-
ful and unpredictable, it ends in shallow water with a rocky bottom. Cobra, nearby, is an-
other fast wave, breaking left on more rocks. Emergencias, considered the best wave in
the region, has a long, smooth left for longboarders and a short, fast, hollow right for
shortboarders.
 
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