Nicaragua · Matagalpa and Jinotega

Coffee and cloud forest

Selva Negra and the National Coffee Museum, with unconfirmed status: the museum appears at two locations and with two timetables depending on the source.

2 places2 unconfirmed, flagged

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NatureStatus unconfirmed
Selva Negra
Km 140 of the Matagalpa–Jinotega road, according to ViaNica. The pin is the hotel in OpenStreetMap; it is not the entrance.4.1 km in a straight line from the regional map centre
Entry
Not confirmed
Hours
Not stated
Booking
Not stated
A private mountain eco-resort on a coffee estate with cloud forest; it offers hiking, horse riding, coffee tours and birdwatching, according to its website, and ViaNica counts 14 mountain trails.
Status not confirmed: the resort's website publishes no hours or fee for day visitors, and ViaNica's fee is undated. Check before you go.
Source: Selva Negra – sitio del ecorresort (© 2026) · 2026 · +1
Practical details and sources
Entry
ViaNica, undated, gives an entry fee of about US$5 for day hikers who do not stay overnight, redeemable in the restaurant. The resort's website does not publish the fee.
Nearby: National Coffee Museum (8.1 km)
Sources: Selva Negra – sitio del ecorresort (© 2026) · ViaNica – Selva Negra (sin fecha)
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CultureSources disagree
National Coffee Museum
Matagalpa. The INC places it one block and 10 varas south of Parque Francisco Morazán; the press (March 2026), at the Guasgualí fairground. The pin is the downtown museum in OpenStreetMap; it is not the entrance.4.1 km in a straight line from the regional map centre
Entry
Free
Hours
Sources disagree
Booking
Not stated
A museum on the history of coffee in Nicaragua, from the first plantations to the cup, with a local guide, according to the press (March 2026).
Status not confirmed: the press (March 2026) reports it open every day at the Guasgualí fairground, but the INC, undated, places it downtown with other hours, and no source explains the difference. Check before you go.
Source: Viva Nicaragua – Museo del Café de Matagalpa (6 mar. 2026) · 2026 · +1
Practical details and sources
Entry
Free, according to the press (6 March 2026).
Hours
Sources disagree: the press (March 2026) gives Monday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Guasgualí fairground; the INC, undated, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 to 5:30 p.m., downtown.
Nearby: Selva Negra (8.1 km)
Sources: Viva Nicaragua – Museo del Café de Matagalpa (6 mar. 2026) · INC – Museos y sitios históricos (consultada oct. 2026)