Weekend in Leon

After the busy week visiting the various farms, I decided to take the bus to León to relax. León is the second largest city in Nicaragua (after Managua) and has a population of 200,000. The city is named after León, Spain and is one of the oldest cities in Nicaragua, having been founded in 1524.

The Cathedral of León is the biggest cathedral in Central America. It's architectural style is Neoclassical and it was completed in 1814.

On Sunday I hiked up Cerro Negro, a 728M volcano. It is the youngest volcano in Central America, and is still active, last erupting in 1999. Born in 1850, it has erupted over 20 times since. 

After the 2 hour hike to the top, there was only one fast way down... by board! Was pretty scary as the drop was very steep, but glad I did it as was very exhilarating.