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The 30-second card
Apps locals use
TaxiManagua: book a taxi online in Managua.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 2 of 5: Cash pays for most things; cards are accepted only in some places.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Córdoba · C$ · NIO
Keep about C$500 in small córdoba notes for buses, taxis and street food.
Bring US dollars in small notes: $100 and $50 bills are often refused outside banks.
Expect a 4–6% card surcharge at many hotels, especially in remote areas.
Restaurant prices can rise by 25% once tax and the voluntary tip are added.
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Tue, 8 Dec 2026 · Immaculate Conception
Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day
Thu, 31 Dec 2026 · New Year's Eve
Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day
Mon, 1 Feb 2027 · Air Force Day
Thu, 1 Apr 2027 · Holy Thursday
Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour Day
Thu, 27 May 2027 · Army Day
Mon, 19 Jul 2027 · Liberation Day
Tue, 14 Sept 2027 · Battle of San Jacinto
Wed, 15 Sept 2027 · Independence Day
Tue, 12 Oct 2027 · Indigenous Resistance Day
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Nicaragua say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Reconsider travel
Calm
Caution
Serious ●
Don’t go
Level 3 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 13 May 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 May 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 10 Dec 2025 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 10 Dec 2025 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Express kidnapping in unlicensed taxis
Use radio or authorised red-plate taxis; check the dashboard ID and note the car number
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Taxi called by a stranger
Refuse any cab called for you by someone you barely know, and avoid colectivo minibuses.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
Routine shots, hepatitis A and B, chikungunya in the outbreak, typhoid or rabies for some; malaria in parts.
Vaccinations
Be current on routine shots; hepatitis A and B are recommended, chikungunya vaccine during the ongoing outbreak, and typhoid or rabies for some travellers.
Malaria
In some regionsTalk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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Deep facts
| GDP | ≈ $22.2 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Per person | ≈ $3,173Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | garments, gold, insulated wire, coffee, beef (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 7 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 29.5 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2020 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 130,370 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlandsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoesSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | presidential republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +505Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.
From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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