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with a rust red, rather art deco exterior and a very nice bell tower, its otherwise simple in-
terior hung with chandeliers.
Museo Chorotega
( 2341-4291; Multicable, 1c S, Reparto los Angeles; admission US$5; 7am-1pm & 3-6pm
Mon-Fri)
Anyone with even a passing interest in archaeology should stop in at the one of
the finest museums in the country. The collection focuses on pre-Columbian ceramics and
is presented in a logical timeline, from the early inhabitants up until the arrival of the
Spanish.
There are about 1500 pieces in the collection, of which about 400 are on display. Of
particular interest is the small collection on burial rituals, where the guide will no doubt
put forward the theory that the flesh of human sacrifices was sometimes eaten as a reli-
gious practice. If your taxi driver doesn't know it, tell them it's in the compound of Fun-
dación Chinandega, the NGO that acts as caretaker.
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Sleeping
Even Managuans complain that Chinandega is hot. Consider paying extra for air-con.
Hotel California
( 2341-0936; Las Tejitas, 1½c S; r per person US$9)
The slightly out-of-the way location is
made up for by tidy medium-sized rooms with great bathrooms and cable TV. Rooms sur-
round a big covered patio set out with comfy lounge furniture.
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Hotel Casa Grande
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( 8266-0184; atiserino@spectrum.com.gt; Parroquia Santa Ana, 1½c E; r with fan/air-con US$15/
25; )
Rooms are big and kind of grungy, but the location just off the Parque Central is
unbeatable. The friendly owner speaks a bit of English and can organize trips up Volcán
San Cristóbal, with a farmstay halfway up the slope for US$25 per person or birding tours
(US$25).
Hotel los Balcones
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