In addition to fish, meat, fruit and vegetable vendors, the market has a food court of sorts.
Now, you can't get this food in a restaurant -- you have to go to the homes of the women who make them.
During Samantha's stay in Granada, she discovers a unique volunteer organization called La Esperanza Granada.
During her visit with Carolyn, a volunteer at La Esperanza Granada, Samantha visits the little village of La Prusia.
Samantha meets up with Julio, a licensed guide whose company offers customized sight-seeing activities all over Nicaragua.
Samantha hires a boat to cruise around the islands along with her friends Julio and Jacqueline.
Sams gets a closer look at the towering volcano Mombacho with Mombo for one of their canopy tours.
The mass transportation system in Granada are colorfully painted old school buses.
Just outside the Central Market area is Calle Atravesada -- one of Granada's original streets.
Samantha choses to stay at this beautifully restored Spanish colonial hotel, located just off the main square.