Cope in Granada (Nicaragua)
Social workers in Granada strongly advise to not give money or food to begging children. In Granada the homeless situation is not nearly as severe as in other poor cities. Orphanages and charity organizations take care of homeless children, and poor people have access to charity kitchens. The kids that beg and sell items to tourists do this to make easy money, and are being exploited by adults. Anything you give to these children keeps them from the place they belong: in school. , ,
Power outages, if they do occur now, are generally brief, scheduled, and necessary while improvements are made to the infrastructure. Occasionally inclement weather will create an outage, as you'd expect anywhere
Do not drink the tap water as it will make you sick. Also, make sure when you buy bottled water that the top has not been opened because some people without scruples will fill the bottles with tap water. A common mistake is to forget to ask that the ice in your drink is also purified.
You must also be careful with the insects-be sure to bring repellent as Nicaragua does have malaria. This is especially a concern during the wet season.
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Granada (Nicaragua)
