Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Muelle ½c E; meals US$2.50-5; 6am-8pm)
Pull up a chair at a plastic table next to the
bustling street and enjoy delicious home-style Nicaraguan food at this great-value
comedor
(basic eatery) close to the dock
.
It's all prepared fresh to order.
Kingstown Ranch
(Muelle, 4c E; meals US$2-4; 11am-9pm)
An outstanding local buffet sets up daily on the
ground floor, with gorgeous pots of beans,
gallo pinto
, salad and chicken (grilled and
fried). Follow the crowd.
NICARAGUAN
$
El Expresso
(Muelle, 4c E; meals US$6.50-10.50; noon-10pm)
This modern, spacious dining room is
known for its generous cuts of export-quality beef and seafood dishes, including lobster
prepared in nine different ways.
STEAKHOUSE, SEAFOOD
$$
Information
BanPro
(Muelle, 3c E)
Has an ATM that usually works, and changes US dollars.
9am-9pm)
Reliable internet access.
Cyber Isis
(Bancentro, 1c S; per hour US$0.50;
Getting There & Around
El Rama is walkable, but you may choose to take a pedicab (US$0.30) the 1.5km to Rama
International Port for large, slow boats to Bluefields. The
Río Escondido
(US$8, five
hours) leaves at 9pm on Tuesday. The
Captain D
(US$4, seven hours) departs at 6pm on
Tuesday, with continuing service to El Bluff and Corn Island (US$13).
At the Muelle Municipal, close to the
expreso
buses,
Transporte Vargas
( 24hr)
and
Transporte Jipe
( 24hr)
have a faster, more convenient collective
panga
service to Blue-
fields (US$10.50, 1½ hours). Boats leave at first light in the morning and then 'when full'
throughout the day. There is usually always service around noon and another around 3pm.
Transporte Vargas also runs private
expreso
buses that are timed to leave once the
morning
pangas
arrive from Bluefields.
Other
expreso
buses depart from outside the
muelle
throughout the day, while
ordinari-
os
park at the small square one block east and one block south.
Bus services include the following:
Juigalpa
(US$4, four hours, 4:40am to 2:55pm, hourly)
