MASAYA IN NICARAGUA

Masaya is an artisan town with a easily accessible active volcano.

Known as the folklore center of Nicaragua, the The City of Flowers- the girls not the flora-as Rubén Darío christened it is easily visited on tours from the nearby city of Granada.

Other popular attractions include the artisan market- a great place to buy hammocks and handbags - and the vista of Laguna de Apoyo from the nearby town of Catarina.

You can also purchase excellent locally made pottery in nearby San Juan de Oriente.

"Nicaragua is my body, Masaya is my heart"