What are the best places to rent in Managua near this address: De donde la Mansión Teodolinda 1c. al sur. Repa

Question

We need to rent in an area near my husband's work in the Libyan Embassy and the address is "De donde la Mansión Teodolinda 1c. al sur. Reparto Bolonia".

The problem is that we have been looking a lot via the internet for houses in Bolonia area but the houses do not seem that good and we are still in Libya but we have to be prepared in advance.

In this case we have to rent in the nearest area to Bolonia which can be safe and good?

Answer 1

That area is actually a very nice place. The Laguna de Tiscapa (Tiscapa Lagoon) is actually just 5min East of Residencial Bolognia 1. There, at the top, is a park and "mirador" where you can see the whole city, and towards Lake Managua.

Along the Carretera Masaya (and in the South Western part of Managua) is the best place to live. As far as safety, its costly, but there are many gated communities around Managua. Here, in Managua, you have to worry more about the heat than safety. We are the safest country (and capital city) in Central America. The one thing i do advise is not to flash things in public, the most common type of crime here and all over Latin America is petty theft like pickpocketing. Try to avoid the buses, I've lived here all my life and am not crazy enough to step foot in one.

Other very nice gated communities are: Urbanizacion La Cañada and Hacienda Los Altos. Villas De Berlin is a gated community on the Carretera Masaya, i found a website that shows three houses currently for rent there: http://www.nicarent.net/

Other well off places is the area around the Tiscapa Lagoon, near where our wonderful President Ortega lives. One place to avoid is the old Downtown Managua, which is around the Plaza de la Revolucion (Plaza of the Revolution) just 10min (walking distance) from the Malecon of Lake Managua. That area is still in ruins and was never rebuilt because the corrupt U.S.-backed dictator, Somoza, stole the money sent in to help after the earthquake of 1972. It is nice to visit and see the plaza and park, national theatre and concha acustica, just don't be there when night falls. The area around Metrocentro, InterPlaza and the Galerias Santo Domingo are also very nice and near three of the major shopping malls in the city.

Other barrios that i would suggest you look into are: Villas Italianas, Lomas del Valle, Colonia Centroamericana, Barrio Jardin, Residencial Los Robles (1-4), Lomas de Monserrat and Barrio Bolonia 1.

This house i spotted on the website below, is actually in front of the Japanese Embassy in Managua, which is also right next door to the Embassy of Libya. http://www.vianica.com/viewproperty/63