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Set on a horseshoe-shaped bay framed by picturesque cliffs, San Juan del Sur is Nicaragua's main beach resort, and tourism is rapidly replacing fishing as the town's raison d'être . The charms it offers to expats and backpackers are easy to identify: surfing, fishing and enjoying the simple life.
Fast Facts
Population
17,100
Currency
Name: Cordoba Oro
Code: NIO
Symbol: $C
Electrical Plugs
120V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Spanish
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -6
Country Dialing Code
+505
Weights & Measures
Metric
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