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The 'Eyes' have it in Nicaragua
By Jason George, Chicago Tribune
The list of
places claiming to be "The Next Costa Rica" is
as long as it is suspicious.
Few spots in the
world can truly compete with Costa Rica's
natural beauty, charm and ease for the American
traveler.
Yet San Juan del
Sur, a once-sleepy beach backwater on
Nicaragua's Pacific Coast, is now giving a run
to its neighbor whose border sits only 20 miles
to the south.
No mention of
(or visit to) San Juan is complete without a
stay at Pelican Eyes (officially Piedras y Olas),
which opened in 2004. The positive buzz has been
deafening, not bad when you consider the hotel's
not on the water - it's on a hill overlooking
the town and the ocean - nor is it the most
expensive place in town - that's Morgan's Rock
Hacienda and Ecolodge.
What Pelican
Eyes does have is great food, spacious rooms and
a fantastic vibe.
Costa Rica,
watch out. |
