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In-Depth Information
Comedor Sandra
(costado sur Mercado; meals US$2.50; 7am-3pm)
This humble
comedor
by the market
serves cheap, filling Nica meals from a steam table buffet.
NICARAGUAN
$
Luz de Luna
(Parque Central, 1c S; mains US$6.50-7.50; 11am-10pm)
Order another plate of
típica
served
on plastic tables that can be easily jettisoned when this sleepy
comedor
in a garish purple
restaurant becomes the closest thing to a happening nightclub in Jalapa.
NICARAGUAN
$$
Shopping
Flor de Pino
( 8704-0532; frente Plazoleta, Champigny; 9am-6pm)
Members of this small wo-
mens' cooperative weave elegant baskets from pine needles. It's in the community of
Champigny, 4km north of town.
HANDICRAFTS
Information
There are two banks in town, both with Visa-only ATMs. For internet access and phone
calls visit
Megacyber
(opposite Bancentro; per hr $0.50)
.
Getting There & Away
The bus terminal is just south of town, near the cemetery. Services include the following:
El Jícaro (Ciudad Sandino)
(US$1.75, 1½ hours, noon and 4pm) Meets buses to Murra.
El Porvenir
(US$1.50, 30 minutes, hourly until 6pm)
Estelí
(US$4, four hours, 4am and 10:50am)
Managua
(US$6.50, 5½ hours, 3am, 4am, 5:30am, 9am, 9:40am and 1:45pm)
Ocotal
(US$1.85, 1½ hours, 5am to 4pm, hourly)
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