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City in Nicaragua

40km

11.9333-85.95

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city in Nicaragua

92km

12.91666667-85.91666667

San Juan del Sur

human settlement

105km

11.25-85.866667

Jinotega

city and municipality in Nicaragua

115km

13.16666667-86

Somoto

beautiful and serine canyon

150km

13.4833-86.5833

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capital of Costa Rica

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9.9333-84.0833
Sights (16)

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua

Designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and completed in Sept. 1993, some find this unusual Catholic church to be fascinating. Some find the roof's 63 domes to be sleek and mosque-like.

1.7km

12.132687-86.265853

Old Cathedral of Managua

Ruins of the city's old cathedral are a remembrance of the damage caused by a 1972 earthquake that destroyed much of central Managua. Due to structural damage caused by the earthquake, it's fenced with barbed wire and can't be entered.

3.1km

12.15611111-86.27111111

Dennis Martínez National Stadium

While you might be surprised to hear it, baseball is as much a national pastime in Nicaragua as it is in the US, maybe even more so. The national stadium (named for Major League pitcher Dennis Martinez) has space for 15,000 people, making it bigger than the national soccer stadium. The stadium opened in 2017. Besides baseball games of the national team it is mostly used for home games of the "Indios del Boér", Managua's home team and the serial champion of the Nicaraguan league. Parking available.

3.8km

12.14960278-86.28303611

Pharaoh's Casino

7.4km

12.14722222-86.18555556

Volcán Masaya

Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya is in western Nicaragua, just outside the capital city of Managua.

19km

11.98-86.16

Masaya

city

24km

11.96666667-86.1

Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve

33km

11.922-86.029

Granada, Nicaragua

City in Nicaragua

40km

11.93333333-85.95

Momotombo

volcano in Nicaragua

44km

12.422-86.54

Mombacho

mountain

46km

11.82611111-85.9675

Las Pilas

mountain in Nicaragua

62km

12.495-86.688

Cerro Negro

mountain

64km

12.506-86.702

Poneloya, Nicaragua

town in Nicaragua

91km

12.3725-87.04083333

Ometepe

island

101km

11.5-85.58333333

Maderas

mountain

111km

11.446-85.515

Lake Nicaragua

largest lake in Central America

115km

11.61666667-85.35
Nature

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Managua

Nicaragua
Someday we will visit Managua or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Managua

Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua. A city that saw the death of Sandino, the rise of the Somozas and their fall from power at the hand of the Sandinistas, Managua is full of history and the closest thing to metropolis Nicaragua has. Ever threatened by earthquakes, Managua has mostly lost its historical downtown in a 1972 quake, but is slowly gaining yet another face through urban renewal policies of the current government. While many visitors to Nicaragua try to limit their time in the capital you should not make the same mistake as its theaters, museums, monuments and historical remnants are well worth spending some time, to say nothing of the nightlife.

Managua is Nicaragua's cultural capital, boasting several restaurants, theaters, museums, and a few shopping centers. The city is also home to many communities of immigrants and ex-pats from countries including but not limited to Taiwan, China, Germany, the United States, Palestine, and Latin American countries.

Managua is located on the southern shores of Lake Xolotlán, also known as Lake Managua. Lake Xolotlán contains the same fish species as larger Lake Cocibolca in southeastern Nicaragua, except for the freshwater sharks found exclusively in the latter. Once a Managuan scenic highlight, the lake has been polluted from the dumping of chemical and waste water since 1927. A new sewer system and the redirecting of waste water to a new waste water treatment plant at Las Mercedes funded by the German government to decontaminate the lake is expected to be the largest in Central America and was inaugurated in 2009.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

31°C20
Precipitation: 9 mm

Feb

32°C21
Precipitation: 5 mm

Mar

34°C22
Precipitation: 3 mm

Apr

34°C23
Precipitation: 8 mm

May

34°C23
Precipitation: 130 mm

Jun

31°C23
Precipitation: 224 mm

Jul

31°C23
Precipitation: 144 mm

Aug

31°C22
Precipitation: 136 mm

Sep

30°C22
Precipitation: 215 mm

Oct

31°C22
Precipitation: 280 mm

Nov

31°C21
Precipitation: 42 mm

Dec

31°C20
Precipitation: 8 mm