Hiking Las Nubes

Last year we did some hiking during this Labor Day weekend (Día del Trabajo on Monday), and since we just traveled not long ago to Estelí, we decided to look at some nearby options.  We took a day trip up to El Crucero, which is just south of Managua, where we hiked on the trails at the restaurant-hotel Las Nubes.  We had a few low points during the hike (some confusion about the trail, some children's attitudes, ant bites, etc.), but it was really nice to be out in the woods, see the birds, bugs, and animals, and enjoy lunch, lemonade, and fresh coffee from the farm in the cool air of El Crucero.  I think we'll be back.