Paradise on Sale Nicaragua "Survivors" needed

I’ve been told that a general article about Playa Roca would be nice, with some price lists.  Well, the web site does some of that, but web sites sometimes are a little boring, data and more data, that’s why I like blogs, you can insert “stuff” people ask you about and don’t have to keep changing the web site.  An article that was published in NicaLiving gives a little better description that just the playaroca.com site.  Here it is again if you didn’t get a chance to “link-up” earlier.

www.nicaliving.com/node/17414

Another person asked about senior citizens and if they fit in.  Last year we had 2 separate “snow birds” come and stay extended time at Playa Roca (2-3 months) instead of Florida, California or Arizona OR Mexico, where they used to spend the winter months.  The beauty, weather, solitude AND the low cost of living here full time was the reason for their stay and their desire to return on a permanent “winter” basis.

For the first time they ACTUALLY saved money living here than in their OTHER winter get-a-ways or even staying at home sitting by the furnace and wishing they could afford to be in a paradise destination like their “rich” buddies.  Now they can and ARE!  Tours, fishing, reading books, LEARNING a new language (yes, old dogs CAN and DO learn new tricks), learning the wonderful world of the Internet, even being able to call home and talk as ofter and as much cheaper here than what they spend on their own telephone service at home.  

You you are a long way from home in a strange but spectacular setting, but with todays communication, you are only a cheap phone call away.  Daily phone calls to family and friends makes it like you aren’t even gone at all.  AND if you don’t want to be hassled by the office or telemarketers, you just search for a hammock or table and search the web, read a book or stroll the miles of unspoiled beaches.  The splendid rock formations only steps from the hotel are great for exploring sea life and feel the power of the ocean either nestling around you or crashing waves exploding only yards or meters from your perch atop the volcanic mounds of “frozen in time” lava!  Fishing and sunsets and even exploring for live lobsters are other “rock” adventures.  

All the fun doesn’t leave you because you are older, surfing and hiking up volcanoes may be a younger activity, but horseback riding, bicycling and beach combing are all age activities as well as wilderness touring and visiting historical and natural sites near Las Penitas and Playa Roca.

You will be amazed how little it REALLY costs to visit, stay or even live in the paradise setting.  Wouldn’t it be nice to see your savings go further or get MORE for your money for a change?  I was told yesterday by a guest from New York that for a beer and a pack of cigarettes put him back $12 at a local pub last week.  He told me this because he just asked for a beer and a pack of cigarettes at the beach bar and he paid only $2.50!  HIS TIP to the bar tender in NY cost him almost that much at 20%.

No, there are no bridge clubs, golf clubs, shuffleboard or lawn bowling here, not even a club house where you can watch “As the World Turns” (even though we have satellite TV for major sports and movies).  

What would you think if after a vacation you came home speaking Spanish (or English)?  Nicaragua and speaking specifically about the Playa Roca Beach Hotel, has nearly 70% of all visitors from outside of Latin America, so people staying here can converse with people from all over the world.  Spanish is the national language, but if you want to speak English, over 50% of all tourists are from North America and 20% from Europe who normally speak English as well as their own foreign tongue.