If you happen to be staying in Leon, Nicaragua and need to go to the beach then Las Penitas is about a 40-minute bus ride from Leon. They say it is dangerous swimming here and you should swim with a partner. I just walked around the town and had a look around. Didn’t really see much that caught my fancy.

There is a nature preserve that you can explore.

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Walking around town I notices a lot of abandoned houses.

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