Originally posted by Defconsul in his trip report 2005/02 Defconsul - Quien Vives? Nicaragua, Jan 2005

Bellezas -

All over Managua. They are beauty parlors fronting for casa. Go in, drink, talk with the girls, pick one and go get a "massage" from her. One hour, $20-30 for the Belleza, $20-30 to the girl. I would go on about all the ones we went to (probably two per day), but they are basically all the same. Remember, the girl in the room will initially ask for $100 US. The proper response is to giggle slightly and begin to pull your pants back on. She'll immediately go to $30.00 and then depending on your negotiating skill and spanish proficiency, you can get her down to $20.00. Just drive around, look for signs that say "Belleza Blah Blah Blah" where Blah is the name of that particular Belleza. The ones in Bolonia and Los Robles seem to be more upscale and have nicer rooms. For taxis, say "Yo quiero un Belleza bueno.."