The Nicaragua Tourist Board has launched the Coffee Trail, a new tourist route that will give visitors a unique experience of the northern region of the country.

The Coffee Trail covers five regions and aims to show visitors the diverse culture, food, scenery and tourism products of this area. Visitors following the route will travel through several coffee and tobacco plantations and stay in charming rural hotels or guest farmhouses, where they can take part in everyday activities.

The tour will also include hiking through nature reserves, visiting picturesque towns and villages, and seeing how the locals make handicrafts made of marble, clay or tusa (corn skin). The local gastronomy is another main attraction, including several corn-based dishes.

In Matagalpa, travellers can find out more about the history of tobacco and coffee production in the area at the National Coffee Museum. The region of Jinotega is the country’s main producer of coffee and is renowned for its quality. In Estelí, visitors can choose amongst several natural parks – Cerro Tisey-La Estanzuela, Miraflores-Moropolente, Canta-Gallo, and La Patasta – to enjoy stunning scenery. Madriz is famous for its ‘rosquillas’, or typical doughnuts, perfect to accompany a good cup of coffee, while Nueva Segovia is known for its colonial and revolutionary history.

The Coffee Trail will offer visitors a combination of indigenous traditions, history, lush natural landscapes and a rich biodiversity, as well as the chance to interact with the locals.

Further information and details of accommodation and tour companies offering the route will be available shortly on the Nicaragua Tourist Board’s website: www.visit-nicaragua.com.

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