Re: [Debconf-team] Fwd: san juan del sur NOT managua
oh, and to answer your question about bandwidth, internet cable
service was rolled out in that SJDS about 3 years ago, and typical
speeds are above a megabit. High speed wireless service can be had
from the nearby tower via condor.com.ni with a fiber connection to
Rivas.
2011/8/23 Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>:
> 2011/8/23 Leandro Gómez <leo.telsen@gmail.com>:
>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would argue more strongly in favor of the more relaxed, fun SJDS
>>> area for a conference over managua.
>>>
>>> There are sufficient hotels, etc, to fit in lots of geeks... as well
>>> as surf, music, and good food...
>>>
>>> and I have lots of contacts down there that could help sort it out.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Dave!
>> Here's the response I sent to -team:
>> San Juan del Sur is indeed a much nicer place than the city of Managua. It's
>> on the beach, 140 km. south of Managua, near the border with Costa Rica.
>> I've always wanted to organize a conference in SJS, but for DebConf it's not
>> an option.
>> SJS is far more expensive than Managua. An hotel room costs aprox. $50 per
>> person per night. The hotels are much smaller than in Managua, most of them
>> with barely 15-20 rooms. One of the exceptions is Villas de Palermo, with 50
>> 'villas' and a total capacity for 250 people. It's one of the more expensive
>> places; $60-85 per person per night. Villas de Palermo is a spa/resort, so
>> there's no conference facilities in place.
>> Another potential problem with SJS is connectivity. It would be difficult
>> (and too expensive) to have a somewhat decent Internet connection.
>> Oh, and we don't have locals in SJS. Planning and logistics would be a
>> nightmare for us (just travelling by bus MGA-SJS-MGA could take up to 5-6
>> hours).
>
> Adalante express gets you there in under 2 hours. Expresso busses do
> the same. Both are cheap. The roads have improved dramatically in the
> last few years.
>
> There are plenty of youth hostels and the like with rates as low as
> 7/night. Plenty of other houses/etc to rent as well.
>
> I found managua pretty expensive too - and dangerous - and steamy hot,
> and not much uniquely central american, and expensive to get around
> in, where in SJDS you can walk everywhere and/or get a cheap trip to
> places like this:
>
> http://www.nicaraguasurfreport.com/reportlist.php?id_secc=3&x_date=2011-08-18&z_date=%3D%2C%27%2C%27
>
> As I lived there for 4+ years (I left during the survivor TV show's
> filming stay last summer), as one of the few geeks there (I was
> somewhat part of the OLPC project and spent most of my time working on
> wisp6), I so wanted to pull together a conference, and get a few geeks
> down there to experience the good parts - ocean, beach, sun, bars,
> music, people - that SJDS had to offer, that are far more unique and
> wonderful than what a random hotel in a
> still-recovering-from-earthquake capital city can offer.
>
> As for conference facilities, depends on how much you need... you
> could easily take over several restaurants during the day...
>
> Anyway, I've made my pitch. I was planning to be back there by january
> myself, and could help.
>
> --
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