This is the gateway to Nicaragua's most impressive mountain range, and as such one might think this would be a misty and untouched mountain village but its not. Matagalpa, Náhuatl for 'Ten Cities,' is a bustling and cosmopolitan regional capital, a sea of urban sprawl straining against the natural reserves and mountain barriers that hem it all in. Cars honk and sidewalks bustle in the cool mountain air as rural visitors run their big-city errands. This is the nerve center for Nicaragua's vital and gourmet coffee-growing industry, and these are the people who make sure you get your fix.