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León CathedralUNESCO

Catedral de León

Religious · León Department

The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, also known as the "Royal and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary", is a significantly important and historic landmark in León, Nicaragua.

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León ViejoUNESCO

Ruins · León Department

Ruins of León Viejo is a World Heritage Site in Nicaragua. It was the original location of León. It is the present location of the town of Puerto Momotombo in the Municipality of La Paz Centro of the Department of León. It is administered by the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura.

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Managua

City · Managua Department

Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,063,815 as of 2023, and a population of 1,401,687 in its metropolitan area.

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Lake Nicaragua

Lago Cocibolca

Lake · Granada Department

Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua.

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León

City · León Department

León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. As of 2022, the municipality of León has an estimated population of 213,718.

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Granada

City · Granada Department

Granada is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 105,862 (2022), it is Nicaragua's ninth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, economically and politically.

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Bluefields

City · South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Bluefields is a city and municipality on the central Mosquito Coast, and capital of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua.

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Ometepe

Island · Rivas Department

Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes rising out of Lake Nicaragua, located in the Rivas Department of the Republic of Nicaragua. Its name derives from the Nawat words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning "two mountains". It is the largest island in Lake Nicaragua.

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Lake Managua

Lago Xolotlán

Lake · Managua Department

Lake Managua, also known as Lake Xolotlán, is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. At 1,042 km², it is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and 25 kilometres (16 mi) wide.

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San Juan River

Río San Juan

River · Río San Juan Department

The San Juan River, also known as El Desaguadero, is a 192-kilometre (119 mi) river that flows east out of Lake Nicaragua into the Caribbean Sea. A large section of the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica runs on the southern bank of the river.

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Masaya Volcano

Volcán Masaya

Mountain · Masaya Department

Masaya, also known historically by its aboriginal name Popogatepe in Nawat, is a caldera located in Masaya, Nicaragua, 20 km (12 mi) south of the capital Managua. It is Nicaragua's first and largest national park, and one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua.

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Momotombo

Volcán Momotombo

Mountain · León Department

Momotombo is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, located near the city of León. It stands on the shores of Lake Managua. An eruption of the volcano in 1610 forced inhabitants of León, in the Spanish Empire, to relocate about 48 kilometres (30 mi) west. The ruins of the city are preserved at León Viejo.

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