Finding a Small Village 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2023
- I was asked (more than a month ago) about if I could talk about my favourite villages of less than 10K people here in Nicaragua. That's a tough one as that size of village will be totally subjective, has almost no resources, and there are so many of them. Living in Nicaragua can mean so many different things to so many different people. Nicaragua Life really is what you make of it.
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Rural living in Nicaragua is my preference. If it were trying to pick a specific small town, I would start out by picking the major hub city first. I'd rent a place in that hub city for a month or three, and I'd spend every day while renting there wandering the surrounding towns to get a feel for them. If you have the time, I would recommend repeating this process multiple times between different hub cities, because you may go in thinking that you want one thing, but end up learning that you want something else. Try living up in the mountains far from the oceans. Try living by an ocean (both sides). Try living by a lake (or on one). Nicaragua has a lot of variety.
I loved where you mentioned the dearth of expats in the countryside and described how locals would react when you go to a bar: "Hey! You're different, you're new. You're the one things that is interesting. Let's talk to YOU!" You had me rolling. Still waiting on my renewed Passport. When I get it towards the end of the year I'm off to Jinotega and the surrounding areas. I don't really need or want to be among a group of expats. I have lived in a few different countries, and I "go native" pretty quickly according to my friends. It has been challenging, though not impossible, to find resources in that or any other area that far north. The added PLUS, though, is that extensive research makes you educated about your potential future home, whether that is about the coffee culture, which Englishman had the first car in the town, or the fact that there are still landmines (Thank you, Ronald Reagan) in remote areas of the forest! I made contact with an expat in Matagalpa, and he has offered to help - which is amazing. There are always expensive Air BnBs, but to find an actual (cheaper) hotel is very hard, as these are truly local establishments and many haven't joined the information age yet. There are expats, but very few, and it seems FB keeps them all connected. Your videos are the best. I learn something every day. Now, back to my coffee.
I had a friend with a hotel in Jinotega but it closed years ago. Times are tough for tourism in the less central areas. Their small trickle of tourists turned into absolutely nothing. Overall, as culture, nothing is online. It's not just that hotels don't have websites, but absolutely no one would use them. We have one for our place, it's wholly unused. The average person here (and many not from here) literally don't know how to go to a URL. Even Americans when I send them a direct link only about half the time are they able to go to the link I sent (all they have to do is click, or copy/paste!). Here, people aren't even necessarily familiar with web browsers. If it isn't an app, they aren't sure what to do much of the time.
San Ramon near Matagalpa is probably a good place to look. San Rafael del Norte is also a smaller town that gets more tourists. Some possibilities on the road to Waslala, drive out and stop at the towns. The further out and the smaller the town, the more Spanish is absolutely critical. East of Matagalpa gets poorer.
I like Jinotega. I can see the country from my second floor landing and can walk out of town.
Awesome landscape!. Saludos Scott 👍
It's such a good spot.
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Nandaime is 22,000 people. It's a short drive to Rivas, Granada, Jinotepe/Diriamba, Masaya and Carazo. I have Pali 2 blocks away. Paying for cable wifi, water and electric is also only 2 blocks away. There's a good size mercado 4-5 blocks away, but I rarely almost never go there. Lots of places selling chicken around town. Chinese restaurant a block away. So, everything I need is conveniently close.
In 9+ years of living here I know of only one other American living here. If you are going to live in a town my size or smaller, you definitely need to know some Spanish! I only know a couple dozen people here that speak English, and a quarter of those are family. Also we never have issues with water or electric. Most small towns have water issues to the point that they need water storage tanks because water service is not 24/7. Nandaime doesn't have that issue.
El Transito is my spot !! I was in nica to install solar with a nonprofit group .. took a day solo to find the beach. Fell in love with Transito.. then met a girl .. Jaja ahora yo sé un poquito de español y tengo una novia de Jinotepe😁 i Just found your channel a few weeks ago, thanks for the content and for helping dreamers like me find a good path 😎Nica is such an amazing place and I look forward to spending a lot more time there
Awesome, not so far away! Although that dirt road is a killer.
When I first went there it was absolutely horrible but sometime after this March they redid and its way better now.@@ScottAlanMillerVlog
Hi. Me gusta tu Canal. Soy Nicaraguan living in Nevada. Just to let you know, in Nicaragua there are mani small communities. In matagalpa: Dario, San Ramon, muymuy, Rio Blanco, terrabona, esquipulas, etc. Esteli, Condega, pueblo nuevo, limay, San Nicolas, la Trinidad. Just letting you know that there are very butiful small towns.
Thanks. yes, I've visited many, but there are SO many to choose from!
I used to have a small sales office in Rio Blanco!
What about potable water access and /or well drilling cost in that type of property ?
I don't know the drilling costs, but it's standard and everyone does it. I grew up on well water in the US as well, and am on well water here in Nicaragua. But all the water in the country is potable. There's no water issue here, the whole region is good for that.
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Carlos Canales, en Sutiava
I keep going back and forth with it all! I'm so torn! Do i want people or no people? Beachfront or farm?
I'm like that. One of the things that I love about Nicaragua is that it is so affordable that I have a varying lifestyle rather than having to commit to just one thing.
How do i get in
To a village?