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A Cultural Tour
Few places can offer the rural
natural beauty and rich cultural diversity of Nicaragua’s Caribbean
Coast. A land of forested rivers, pristine lagoons and virgin
white-sand cays, this precious nature is home to numerous unique
cultures.
The famous Miskito people who
give the coast its name, are the dominant cultural force and over
154,400 Miskitos (out of a world population of 166,000) call Nicaragua
home. They share magnificent natural landscapes of the Miskito
Coast, like Pearl Lagoon, with the fascinating Garifuni culture
and cultures unique to Nicaragua like the Sumo and Rama.
We’ll visit with the Rama Indians,
who once populated a great expanse of the Miskito Coast, but are
now limited to the small island of Rama Cay in Bluefields Bay,
where the last 649 Ramas live, 24 of which still speak the ancient
Rama language.
Miskito Coast includes five full
days of private motorboat touring in many of the precious waterways
of the region with visits to everything from Rama midwifes to
Garifuni bush doctors. We will, of course, become familiar with
many friendly Miskito villages; like Tasbapouni a settlement located
on the narrow strip of land that separates Pearl Lagoon from the
Caribbean Sea and the Pearl Cays: little, white sand islands surrounded
by the crystal clear Caribbean.
The program is led by Socorro
Woods a journalist and native of the region, who has extensive
experience with cultural rescue programs in the area. We invite
you to join us.
8 days - 7 nights
tour with Tours Nicaragua
includes:
- Round-trip domestic flight: Managua -
Bluefields - Managua
- 2 nights lodging at Hotel Europeo / Managua
- 2 nights lodging at Tia Irene / Bluefields
- 2 nights lodging at Tasbapouni Lodge/ Caribbean
Coast
- 1 night lodging at Green Ranch Bed &
Breakfast / Pearl Lagoon
- All meals
- 5 days of private motorboat touring in
lagoons, rivers and sea
- Full time assistance of local cultural
expert guide
- Full time assistance of a bilingual service
guide
- Airport transfers in Managua and airport
and dock transfers in Bluefields
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Miskito's Canoes
Miskito River
Miskito Children
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