{"product_id":"nicaragua-culture-smart-the-essential-guide-to-customs-culture-paperback","title":"Nicaragua - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs \u0026 Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Maddicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCulture Smart!\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore and more travelers are discovering the delights of Nicaragua--a land of lakes and volcanoes. The image has persisted of a country racked by revolution and war, but the reality awaiting travelers couldn't be more different. The largest country in Central America, Nicaragua is also one of the most diverse and least explored, with a chain of puffing volcanoes along the Pacific coast, two huge freshwater lakes, important rainforest reserves on the tropical Mosquito Coast, and tiny, picture-postcard Caribbean islands where English Creole is the lingua franca. Travelers' budgets will stretch further here than in other Latin American destinations, and around every corner, there are cobblestone streets, high-altitude coffee plantations, world-class bird-watching, perfect surf, and Flor de Ca, the smoothest rum that ever came out of an oak barrel. \u003ci\u003eCulture Smart! Nicaragua\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an insider's view of the country and its people. It explores Nicaragua's national traditions, turbulent history, tasty local dishes, fun fiestas, and unique cultural expressions. It arms readers with key phrases in Nica-speak, or Nical, so you can break the ice, and provides insights into what the people of Nicaragua are like at home, at play, and in business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Maddicks\u003c\/b\u003e is a BBC-trained journalist. His book, \u003ci\u003eCulture Smart! Ecuador, \u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Gold Prize at the Pearl of the Pacific International Travel Journalism Awards at the Ecuadorian International Tourism Fair (FITE) in Guayaquil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.6 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155936186503,"sku":"9781857338768","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/90d24511c72ba48ec32c0a42b3101a23.webp?v=1733239749","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nicaragua-culture-smart-the-essential-guide-to-customs-culture-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}