Managua - Post Report Question and Answers

Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?

Hammocks, wicker, wood furniture, black clay pottery, rum, cigars, and my biggest surprise: coffee! - Sep 2023


Woodworking, pottery, textiles, coffee, chocolate, and flowers are all excellent. - Dec 2021


Woven hammocks, wooden furniture from Masatepe, pottery from San Juan del Oriente. - Jun 2020


Nicaragua has very good coffee, cigars and Flor de Cana rum. Hammocks are also nice. Some people like the ceramics. - Apr 2018


Local travel, weekend trips, pottery, crafts. - Mar 2012


Woodwork, hammocks, embroidered clothes, pottery - Mar 2011


Rocking chairs, hammocks, rum and coffee. - Apr 2009


Hammocks (how many can you have). The pottery, although unique and pretty, cannot be put together when they break as they crumble and turn to powder. There's a big selection of leather items, which are pricey but quite okay. - Mar 2008


Great ceramics and hammocks. - Feb 2008


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