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News from corn island Nicaragua 2009
Dear friends, We are sorry to inform you that our „Cafe del Mar“ has been closed. It seems, that relief programmes are not welcome on Corn Island , because we and our Cafe had serious problems due to local corruption, nobody was interested in helping us! That is not enough. As our guests were attacked, robbed and 2 of them even got raped by inhabitants, we had no other choice than to close our Cafe on Corn Island . To you, dear friends of Cafe del Mar, We would like to say “Thank you” for the great time we spent together at this beautiful place. Further a big THANK YOU to Fabio Robelo Callejas for his commitment and his big heart.
Big
Corn Island
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To
give you a small overview about the Cafe
del Mar, it's important to know,
that the 3 J's in the name
of Cafe
del Mar are meant by the children
of Yolanda Downs; Judie, Jonny
and Jettie. They have been the reason
why we built the Cafe del
Mar. We wanted to create a new start
for the future of Yolanda and her 3 J's. |

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Cafe
del Mar ,
that means chill out with a nice sound. If you love music,
this is the perfect place for you! For the sunset session you
can allways listen to great Cafe del Mar - Chill Out - Sound.
Otherwise we always have a big collection of great music, like
reggae, house, brazilectro , drum and base, latin rock and pop,
salsa and international rock / pop from U2 to Coldplay. Cafe
del Mar is near by the sea on a white sandy beach,
which is 50 m wide in the dry-time and surrounded by coconut-
and mangrove trees.We speak spanish,english and german
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This
is our beautiful beach !
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Thats
our 3 J´s Judie , Jonny
, Jettie and if you love childeren
you have a good place here . Our 3 J's are full of energie and they
are always looking for somebody to play with. |
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Enjoy
german farmer`s bred in the middle of nowhere! |
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We
are organizing a nice hiking - tour, called "Bloff Walk"
! The walk takes 1 1/2 hour along a rock coast to reach this beautifull
Bloff Beach !
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Yolanda
is our specialist in the kitchen. For breakfest you can have their
well known "Swiss Rösti" with fresh eggs and pancake
with homemade jelly. Of course our menu has plenty of other stuff
like Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce, Garlic Cream Sauce, Lobster
Cream Sauce or Red hot Fish Sauce. We also have Sandwiches, Salads
and others fish and lobster Meals. If you have a special wish
for your dinner, like Indian chicken coconut curry or a barbeque
evening with salads and garlic bred, please order it one day before,
so we can make sure that we have everything you like. All the
meals cost between 2$
and 6$ and all this only 30 m
from the sea.
Don't forget that the people on the island are not in a hurry
and a lot of time, so bring a little time with you when you come,
sit back and relax, don't wait until your hunger starts driving
you crazy, you need a little time to wait for your meal, but the
wait is worth it!. Between 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm we have a small
kitchen break.
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Dennis,
Jettie and Marc on our well known picnic-centre beach, only 10
minutes to walk from
cafè del mar!
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January
and Febuary we have perfect waves for surfing and bodysurfing .
We rent Bodyboards! |
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Our
background for camping and chill out! |
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In the background you see our hammock-house!
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Don't
expect any luxury, the Cafe del Mar
was built
by the simplest means, but we have 2 toiletts, 2 showers, a wonderfull
hammock-house (please bring your own hammock we dont have that many)with
space for 12 pers. and a view to the ocean so you also can hear searushing
and we also have a hut for you to stay in. There is also a camping
ground and if you need a tent we have some to. The price per night
is 3 $ per pers. For your valuables we have a safe to keep them in.
You can have also simple rooms very close to Cafe
del Mar just a 1 min walk away and about 100
m from the beach. There's a nice garden and the rooms from Miss Nelly
and Miss June( phone 00505 2855170) cost 10 U$ a night. |
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Enjoy
your dinner with a nice sunset atmosphere.
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Our
oasis on the beach with an open view to the sea! |
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Sitting
and hanging around in the oasis!
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Yolanda
on our fireplace and she is preparing our famous "Rondon"
(a special caribian meal, it's a kind of soup made with typical
local vegetables and seafood). You're always welcome to create
your own meal on our fireplace.
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Lie
in a hammock with a beautiful sunset and listen to chillout sounds,
what
else do you need?!
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...to
feel relaxed, |
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...to
feel great, |
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Thats
our fresh water lagoon, only 2m away from the Cafe
del Mar,It´s
a
perfect fly fishing spot for Tarpon, Snook, Ladyfish and kind of
Black Snapper! |
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Having
a nice coffee in the lagune!
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A
Tarpon from our lagoon easy to catch with fly. |
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You
can rent fly fishing equipment at our place. We have big school´s
of bonefish
right
on our beach!
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The
best boat-driver we have: Captain Bumper and Captain Cente
They
take you to blowing rock, snorkeling - ,fishing trips, pearl keys
and more.

The
3 little j`s with our boat "Sarah del Mar"

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7
Miles from Corn Island you find the "Blowing Rock",
a
paradise for diving, snorkeling and fishing!
Our
trips are full organized. including full snorkel-or fishing-equipment!
You
just have to be there!
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Baracudas,
Kingfish, Jackfish,what ever you want. At night we do beach fishing
for big snappers (up to 50 pounds), sharks, stingrays and more. |
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Dorado
from "Blowing Rock" |
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"Blowing
Rock" under-water-world |
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99%
guarantee to see an Eagle Ray! |
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Happy
People ! |
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Cafe
del Mar:
You
come as a stranger and you go as a friend! |
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Our
white sand beach in the dry season, a perfect place to relax and
chill out. |
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Beautiful
long beach, an ideal place for body surfing on the east coast of
corn island, 10 minutes by taxi from Cafe
del Mar for only US$ 0,80 or you can walk, but it takes you
nearly 1 hour to get there. On rough days the waves can be up to
3 m high. |
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Between
Corn Island and the Laguna del las Perlas about 2 hours by boat
you find a beautiful Archipelago with about 15 islands, called
"Pearl Keys". If you are a group from up to 6 persons,
we can organize nice island hopping tours, for snorkelling, fishing
and more for 50 $ per Person.We also can take some Camping stuff
with us and stay there over night on a small island.


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We
are always looking for somebody to help us in the kitchen and serving
in the cafe, you get free accomadation and can use the kitchen.We
also need a couple (for the rain season) from May until November
who takes care of cafe del mar, but dont worry you still have sunny
day. It's perfect for somebody who wants to read or write a book
or just sit back and relax.
Just
come and visit us, there is no phone, but in the school "Rigoberto
Cabezas" you have internet possibility. |
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