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Matagalpa is a cloud forest located 87 miles (145 km) from Managua, near the city of Matagalpa (in Nahuatl), at more than 4,000 feet (1,455 mt) above sea level. Originally, it was a coffee farm called Hammonia by its German settlers, but the farm evolved into a protected forest. Many birds live in these woods, including the Quetzal and the more modest Trogons Elegance. |
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| ESSENCE OF THE AREA |
| Cloud forest located 87 miles (145 km) from Managua, near the city of Matagalpa at more than 3,000 feet above sea level, lush mountains, cloud forests, that contain some stunning scenery, the cool central highlands are made up of endless rows of blue-green mountains speckled with farms, clay-tiled adobe houses and shady forest streams it is here in one of the many enchanted valleys that you will find Selva Negra Resort. |
| RECOMMENDED STAY |
| 2 or 3 nights |
| RECOMMENDED SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES |
| Hiking, horseback riding, bird watching, fourteen different trails wind into the cloudy mountains and around the coffee plantation. |
| MUST SEE |
| The 1,500 areas surrounding the hotel is home to the howler monkeys, sloths, minks, ocelots, wild boars, and cougars, as well as 125 species of birds including the Quetzal and the Trogon and 85 varieties of orchids. |
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