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[Artisttyp]

The old centro tangled with an earthquake a few years back and came off worse. There is no new centro.

Managua is a big sprawling city that doesn't lend itself to walking. Take taxis. If you are polite and speak Spanish, there is no need to pay $5-6 for anything but long rides.

Huembes is great. As a down'and'dirty gritty kinda guy, you will be in your element.

Thank you for your efforts. I am looking for a little more info though. Hopefully grand pollo will come through with some more responses. I've never had such a problem getting information before.

I have a hunch information is being limited for a reason. I'd like to be proven wrong. Fire away at me!

My questions are rather simple.

[Chinchuliar]

new centro or old centro?

The old centro tangled with an earthquake a few years back and came off worse. There is no new centro.

Managua is a big sprawling city that doesn't lend itself to walking. Take taxis. If you are polite and speak Spanish, there is no need to pay $5-6 for anything but long rides.

Huembes is great. As a down'and'dirty gritty kinda guy, you will be in your element.

[Artisttyp]

You haven't asked me for 2 years. Post your questions here. I don't do PM for obvious reasons if you've been here a while.

GP.

Your help is much appreciated. I am also glad to see that you are posting again. My questions are your boring standards mongering / location questions that I can't seem to get answers to.

1. I hear of casinos and discos in managua. Would they be located in one general area such as the new centro or old centro? Basically how large is this walk around area and what time does it go until?

2. Are there areas with possible pfp options that forum members have not discovered? I have a feeling I would like the mercado humbres area. Will a seasoned monger be able to sniff these areas out?

3. Zona 1 in guatemala had several hotel options at around $25/30. Will I have the same options in downtown managua? Is a room without ac suicide? What area would you recommend I look into?

4. I need freedom to walk or take public transportation. Cabs are boring and add up. Do you think I can use these means of transport to get where I need to. When do the buses stop running. Same cab pricing as guate $5/6 each way.

5. Better to bring cash or atms are abundant. Dollars are accepted I've been told. True or false?

Basically I am looking to do in managua what I just did in guate. I hit the streets and started talking to people. Eventually I was able to help myself uncover a budget scene that I was happy with. I like nicas and I have a hunch managua is similar to guate. Its there but you need to be a self motivater and work the streets. I am willing to do this.

Other areas:

Basically same questions about leon and granada but also:

Would they have a better / cooler climate than managua. Hotel prices cheaper or the same as managua. Will I hate these places if I hated antigua? I don't want to see euros or gringos studying spanish and eating over priced shit food. I want to see brown skin and a gritty environment that I can work in.

Guate worked for me because it reminded me of Lima in some ways. I got into the groove more or less and the weather was fresh enough to move around in.

I might have more questions after your responses.

Thanks again. Glad to see you back. This thread has been in a stand still for ages.

[Grand Pollo]

I'd like to PM somebody a few questions regarding nicaragua and specifically managua. I'd prefer if you know the country fairly well and you have walked around different parts of the city. Maybe taken a few inner city buses around managua.

I've tried for 2 years to get these answers but nobody has really given me what I needed to know.

I really appreciate it.

THANKS

You haven't asked me for 2 years. Post your questions here. I don't do PM for obvious reasons if you've been here a while.

[Artisttyp]

I'd like to PM somebody a few questions regarding nicaragua and specifically managua. I'd prefer if you know the country fairly well and you have walked around different parts of the city. Maybe taken a few inner city buses around managua.

I've tried for 2 years to get these answers but nobody has really given me what I needed to know.

I really appreciate it.

THANKS

[Grand Pollo]

I notice you did not state that you are the owner or have a financial interest in Amigo. It's ok you don't have to, it's quite obvious from you post.

Amigo is a lame site, as I stated in my post below. It's one of the sites that pretends to offer something for free, but in a dishonest way, does not. And even then it's pain in the butt to even register and, as others have said below, you have to speak Spanish to get much out of it and even then your pool of Nicaraguans is small.

Needed a site like DIA but for central america. Now THAT's a good site, too bad for Asians only.

If you cannot speak Spanish why are you trying to use a dating site to meet women who only speak Spanish?

Amigos is pretty clear it is not free but if you are so pinche you can't pay the cost which is dick-all really and you cannot communicate anyway why worry about it?

[Meat Loaf]

1. Nicaragua is not computer literate. Nicaraguans do not know how to use a computer! The few, and I am literally saying- the few, that know have cyber cafes that resemble arcades in the 80s. Public businesses that rent access to a computer per hour for C$ 10 / US $0. 50 per hour. Hence, few computer users. Those that are "literate" and "have access" to our very own personal computer and very own personal internet service provider (ie. ISG) already have access and a presence in G8.

I don't know why every 3-blocks a cyber cafe exists. The used computers will cost up to US $1, 000. The cost to reconstruct an area of the house or worse, rent may cost up to US $1, 000. The build out will cost a few hundreds of dollars. Total investment approaching US $5, 000. Cost per good sold is 1-hour of usage for C$10 cada hora or US $0. 50 per hour. With six stations at max capacity that is C$60 cada hora mas 10 horas son C$600 / US $30 in daily revenue if operating at 100% capacity. Problem: Of course they cannot operate at 100% capacity and are more likely to have 1 or 2 customer per hour for a total of 5 hours in billing or C$50 in daily total revenue. (a) They spent too much money on a product that everyone has, but (b) nobody is computer literate and therefore cannot use plus (c) do not earn enough to pay for the bills less profit motives. 100% foolish is the Nicaraguan Cyber Cafe business model in year 2010. Nonetheless they exist.

2. Celluar phones in Nicaragua are a status symbol! Not the service provider, but the model of cellphone. Hence, cellphones are constantly lost or stolen in street crime. And the number that accompanied the cellular phone as well. So, a new cell phone model and number is purchased- frequently. If the number remains to survive the "Nicaraguan Excuse #1. #10", then it's still some bullsh*t where the number does not remain or get answered.

A cellphone is luxury and not a necessity.

The standard Nicaraguan phone call is a quick 10 to 15 second conversation. They are calling you so that you may call them back at your expense. This is how telephone calls are handled in Nicaragua. Cellphone calls are US $0. 25 per minute; long distance calls from G8 to Nicaragua are US $0. 25 per minute. No VOIP numbers exist for Nicaragua.

Cell phones only work within the country, so if you are in G8 with the cellphone it does you 0% good. Enitel, landline phone service, only works within the country, so if you are in G8 obviously you cannot answer the call unless you use call forwarding. The price of this international call forwarding service will be at least US $0. 25 per minute, if available.

Then we have the non-sense conversations of the Nicaraguan. Every conversation is nonsense because that is the conversation.

What are you doing? Nada. Y vos? Nada. Cuidando el nino. Tambien, yo. Fui la venta para comprar provisiones y I heard some rumors. Cual son?

The conversation is 100% gossip and nothing of value at US $0.25 per minute.

TRUTH: Let's face the truth that G8 only communicates via internet, cellphone, BlackBerry, house line, VOIP because it is cheap. It does not cost US $0.25 per minute to communicate. In fact, it costs less than US $100 for all of the above! So don't think or act like US $0.25 is nothing or that you will pay for it because you will not. Can you even afford the extra expense of attempting to communicate in Nicaragua? Probably not 'cause those reigns are around your neck, caballo.

3. Know their address as verified on the cedula.

If you do know know where (a) the girl's children are being "baby sat"; (b) the address where her mother lays her head, nightly-and-daily; (c) the address where "your Chica Nica" sends all of the Gringo money you provide; (d) the address where she will go when you throw her out; other than another male, then you do not know her T. R. U. T. H.

Getting T. R. U. T. H. Out of any Nicaraguan is a Gringo part-time / full-time endeavor! Get compensated.

If you can't / don't pay the C$200 for a new cedular with her then current address, then you're buying "Santa Claus. "

Visit the house on the cedula for proof.

Visit the house she claims to live at.

Actually, go inside- not bearing gifts- to verify.

Nicaragua is a country of personal relationships, but those relationships are almost always built upon lies! For the Nicaraguan, they all lie and therefore is an accepted base to build upon for a relationship. With Gringos, this is their standard form of communication- the lie- and therefore the Gringo must not accept / permit / allow / participate in / facilitate / listen / etcetera to any person delivering or "selling" their lie. Why not? It all comes down to you giving the Nicaraguan your G8 money for SURVIVAL. If you give money on lies then you are buying a lie and the story you bought is a lie or Hollywood. I don't Hollywood scripts. Buying a Hollywood script for a 50% exit tax with 20% for 20-year annuity is "bobo. "

To verify or place them upon the unfamiliar foundation of the truth via the "Housing Visit" or "Family Visit" will help to ensure that you're purchase Non-Fiction entertainment.

For the Nicaraguan, they've had their entire lives to know the Chica Nica and to be aware of her lies since they grew-up together in the same neighborhood when she got pregnant before age 19. You, Gringo, have not nor can you SURVIVE wasting time to get to know her. You're caballo.

This is why going to visit without gifts is mandatory for everyone, including male and female Nicaraguans.

4. No other method is valid in Nicaragua. It's a face-to-face society. How else can they SURVIVE "invadors" every 20-years for the last 150 years?

[Chinchuliar]

I notice you did not state that you are the owner or have a financial interest in Amigo. It's ok you don't have to, it's quite obvious from you post.

Not to me, I confess.

And Meatloaf, though obviously a deity, is very occasionally very slightly wrong.

If you don't like Amigos, try Badoo. (And no, I'm not the owner.)

[TurdyCurdyOne]

Meatloaf is as often the case, wrong. Amigos works for anyone who will pay the monthly fee but the way you do work it is to pay the fee yourself. All the fee allows is to start messages (and search better). You pay the fee which by internet standards is not a lot, then you can send messages to Nicas (or Ticas, whatever) and they can reply and they do.

There are hundreds of Nicas on Amigos and they are online all the time. Amigos shows you the last time they connected. There are internet cafes in every barrio and the Nicas use the internet a lot.

If you can read and write and speak Spanish Amigos becomes another option, and you can send dozens of messages in a sitting (the same message, e.g.) and line up meetings or Skype calls, etc.

The fact they have no credit cards is not relevant to your using the service, I hope that is clearer. I suspect people overly pinche look upon $10 as a deal-stopper, so being cheap is not the girls' or Amigo's problem. Actually for Silver membership and prepaid I don't think it is even $10 a month, probably closer to $4 or 5.

I have met a half-dozen Amigos girls.

I notice you did not state that you are the owner or have a financial interest in Amigo. It's ok you don't have to, it's quite obvious from you post.

Amigo is a lame site, as I stated in my post below. It's one of the sites that pretends to offer something for free, but in a dishonest way, does not. And even then it's pain in the butt to even register and, as others have said below, you have to speak Spanish to get much out of it and even then your pool of Nicaraguans is small.

Needed a site like DIA but for central america. Now THAT's a good site, too bad for Asians only.

[Grand Pollo]

Meatloaf is as often the case, wrong. Amigos works for anyone who will pay the monthly fee but the way you do work it is to pay the fee yourself. All the fee allows is to start messages (and search better). You pay the fee which by internet standards is not a lot, then you can send messages to Nicas (or Ticas, whatever) and they can reply and they do.

There are hundreds of Nicas on Amigos and they are online all the time. Amigos shows you the last time they connected. There are internet cafes in every barrio and the Nicas use the internet a lot.

If you can read and write and speak Spanish Amigos becomes another option, and you can send dozens of messages in a sitting (the same message, e.g.) and line up meetings or Skype calls, etc.

The fact they have no credit cards is not relevant to your using the service, I hope that is clearer. I suspect people overly pinche look upon $10 as a deal-stopper, so being cheap is not the girls' or Amigo's problem. Actually for Silver membership and prepaid I don't think it is even $10 a month, probably closer to $4 or 5.

I have met a half-dozen Amigos girls.

[TurdyCurdyOne]

Amigos.com
Hi5.com
Facebook
Adult Friend Finder

Those few Nicaraguans that are online use Facebook because it is free!

Amigos.com is not free and cost US $10 per month and is a big hassle to pay them. You have to send payment via mail to California or fax a copy of your credit card to California. No intelligent person is going to copy their credit card at a cyber cafe and have them fax it internationally.

Hi5 is a site also used, but I never have used it myself. I've watched people use it though.

If you are trying to meet Nicaraguans online it is almost a waste of time because nobody uses the computer.

I must admit that the first piece of p*ssy and culo I earned in Nicaragua was week #1 and I met her on amigos.com. She was renting a room in a real sh*t hole locale in front of the airport. She had a f*cked up haircut. She had a serious need of romantic attention. She was in her late 20s. I banged her for about two (2) weeks and she was really needy looking for a boyfriend and the refugee plan to the USA. After this, I never met any other Nicaraguans from amigos.com. Panama yes; Mexico yes; Argentina yes; Brasil yes; Costa Rica yes.

For everything and any success in Nicaragua, you must be "in country."

Thanks for the real lowdown on this for Nic.
Yeah I thought that Amigo site was really lame also.

[Chinchuliar]

Badoo.com is another.

[Meat Loaf]

Amigos.com
Hi5.com
Facebook
Adult Friend Finder

Those few Nicaraguans that are online use Facebook because it is free!

Amigos.com is not free and cost US $10 per month and is a big hassle to pay them. You have to send payment via mail to California or fax a copy of your credit card to California. No intelligent person is going to copy their credit card at a cyber cafe and have them fax it internationally.

Hi5 is a site also used, but I never have used it myself. I've watched people use it though.

If you are trying to meet Nicaraguans online it is almost a waste of time because nobody uses the computer.

I must admit that the first piece of p*ssy and culo I earned in Nicaragua was week #1 and I met her on amigos.com. She was renting a room in a real sh*t hole locale in front of the airport. She had a f*cked up haircut. She had a serious need of romantic attention. She was in her late 20s. I banged her for about two (2) weeks and she was really needy looking for a boyfriend and the refugee plan to the USA. After this, I never met any other Nicaraguans from amigos.com. Panama yes; Mexico yes; Argentina yes; Brasil yes; Costa Rica yes.

For everything and any success in Nicaragua, you must be "in country."

[TurdyCurdyOne]

I posted for a free site, not pay. DIA is free and works, but it is asian women almost exclusively. If they cannot use a translator, that eliminates all except professional women who are fluent in English, aka, just like Amerian women. THe Amigo site is not sending out emails properly. I tried to register there and site says it sent email, but it did not. Checked my spam folders and filters, nothing.

Polish up your internet search skills, amigo. Amigo is just one of many. Hi5 is another.

Keep in mind they have no credit cards and cannot communicate to you without you starting (on Amigos). So you need a silver or gold membership which is cheap enough.

There must be 5000 Nicas on Amigos.

If you cannot speak Spanish good luck. Online translation would work if the girls could spell properly which they cannot. You really need to read their replies (out loud) to yourself to understand what the hell they are saying.

[TurdyCurdyOne]

Try Amigos.com. I've had luck with that site.

It's not a free site, you have to pay to contact nearly all of their registrants.