Visit Matagalpa to experience the local culture and take a tour of a chocolate factory for an insight into the production process and the chance to sample the finished product.
Take a 4-hour tour of the important Nicaraguan city of Matagalpa, where you'll visit the Foreigners' Cemetery, the Coffee Museum and the colonial cathedral and market in the city centre. Finally you'll take a tour of El Castillo del Cacao ('The Cocoa Castle'), a chocolate factory offering a figurative and literal taste of the chocolate production process.
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