Known for its beautiful breaking waves, this laid-back port is favoured by surfers, sun-seekers, and savvy celebrities craving a low-key, tropical getaway – albeit one with nightlife that pops until dawn. The world’s second-largest statue of Jesus, Cristo de la Misericordia, Christ of Mercy, towers above the town. A stroll along the lanes of the village leads to colourful murals of native sea creatures. Nearby natural wonders abound in Lake Nicaragua: the lovely colonial Granada as well as the Island of Ometepe with its twin volcanoes, Maderas and Concepcion, and the stunningly beautiful Mombacho Volcano Nature Reserve, which has one of the last cloud and dwarf forests in the world. Tranquillity in the tropics.