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Bluefields Destination Guide

Discover Bluefields in Nicaragua

Bluefields in the region of Atlántico Sur with its 44,373 habitants is a town located in Nicaragua - some 168 mi or ( 271 km ) East of Managua , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bluefields

Local time in Bluefields is now 02:46 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Managua " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba, Rama Cay, Managua, and León. When in this area, you might want to check out Tegucigalpa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bluefields ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bluefields, Nicaragua.

3:56 min by jonyjonal0852
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Hicimos una ruta en bicicleta por bluefields. tomamos unas fotos y decidi hacer el slide show. prontamente espero hacer mas videos.espero pronto volver a bluefields y hacer rutas diferentes.19 de juli ..

San Geronimo day 2010, Bluefields, Nicaragua

0:35 min by betyerbottomdollar
Views: 2891 Rating: 5.00

Just a sample of one of the street parades scattered throughout the city during San Geronimo Day in Bluefields, 30 Sept, 2010 www.rightsideguide.com ..


Luisa Ortega Carnaval de Bluefields 2012 /// TN8 Canal 8

11:07 min by Luisa Ortega
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Revista Esta Mañana de TN8 Canal 8 ..

PUERTO DE PANGAS JIPE EN BLUEFIELDS.wmv

4:02 min by Luis Quijano
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Excursionestas de Ecotur de Occidente viajaron a diferentes lugares de la Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (RAAS) Nicaragua, para lo cual requirieron los servicios de las Pangas JIPE y como lo han ve ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Estadio Glorias Costeñas

Estadio Glorias Costeñas is a multi-use stadium in Bluefields, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Deportivo Bluefields. The stadium holds 4,000 spectators.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.01 -83.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Football venues in Nicaragua

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (Spanish for "Autonomous Region of the Southern Atlantic"), sometimes shortened to RAAS, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 27,407 km² and has a population of 382,100 (2005 census). The capital is Bluefields.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.00 -83.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Autonomous regions of Nicaragua, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur

Bluefields

Bluefields (or Blewfields) is the capital of the municipality of the same name, and of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (R.A.A.S. ) in Nicaragua. It was also capital of the former Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions. It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Escondido River. Bluefields was named after the Dutch pirate Abraham Blauvelt who hid in the bay’s waters in the early 17th century.

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Located at 12.00 -83.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Populated places established in 1602, Populated places in Nicaragua

El Bluff

El Bluff is a port city on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua within the bay of Bluefields. El Bluff handles limited cargo and has basic piers. It is also a base for the fishing vessels serving the Nicaraguan east coast going out to sea.

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Located at 12.00 -83.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities in Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur

Kukra River

The Kukra River is a river of Nicaragua. It lies in the southeast of the country and is inhabited by people who speak the Sumo language. It is monitored by the Board of Kukra River (Junta Directiva del Rio Kukra), presided by Peter Martinez. During Hurricane Dean a four-year-old girl drowned on a boat that sank amidst high winds and waves at the mouth of the river. It is located south of Bluefields.

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Located at 11.90 -83.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of Nicaragua