HOW TO USE THIS ROUGH GUIDES SNAPSHOT

This Rough Guides Snapshot is one of a new generation of informative and easy-to-use travel-guide eBooks that guarantees you make the most of your visit. An essential tool for pre-trip planning, it also makes a great travel companion when you’re on the road.

The Introduction to Nicaragua is a good place to start, with suggested itineraries, a list of highlights, rough costs and a handy fact file, as well as practical information about flights, visas and getting around. From the table of contents, you can click straight to the main sections of the guide, which includes features on all the main sights and attractions. You’ll find more useful information on the region as a whole in Central America Basics. Shorter contents lists appear at the start of every section in the guide to make chapter navigation quick and easy. You can jump back to these by tapping the links that sit with an arrow icon.

Detailed maps can be found in the guide and in the dedicated map section, which also includes a full country map, accessible from the table of contents. Depending on your hardware, you can double-tap on the maps to see larger-scale versions, or select different scales. The screen-lock function on your device is recommended when viewing enlarged maps. Make sure you have the latest software updates, too.

Throughout the guide, we’ve flagged up our favourite places – a perfectly sited hotel, an atmospheric café, a special restaurant – with . We’ve also included suggestions for when you feel like blowing the budget – look out for our Treat Yourself boxes. You can select your own favourites and create a personalized itinerary by bookmarking the towns and cities, sights, venues and activities that are of interest, giving you the quickest possible access to everything you’ll need for your time away.