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El Zanate Destination Guide
Discover El Zanate in Nicaragua
El Zanate in the region of Chinandega is a town located in Nicaragua - some 72 mi or ( 115 km ) North-West of Managua , the country's capital .
Local time in El Zanate is now 08:19 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Managua " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Salvador, New Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala, Tegucigalpa, and Ciudad Choluteca. When in this area, you might want to check out San Salvador . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Zanate ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Set Me Free Spanish
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Volcán San Cristóbal en erupción - Sept 8, 2012
The sleeping Giant awakens... ..
Nicaragua Ducks part 3
Nicaragua Ducks, shows the volume of ducks that are there. www.wingshootinglatinamerica.com ..
At the Beach
Mary and I at the Pacific Ocean, Jiquilito ..
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Interesting facts about this location
El Realejo
El Realejo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua. The town of El Realejo was constructed in 1532, during the first years of Spanish colonization. During this period it served as Nicaragua's principal port, and remained so until the beginning of the 17th century, when pirate attacks started to threaten the towns commercial life-line. The importance of El Realejo was further diminished by the construction of Corinto, which came to be Nicaragua's new principal port.
Located at 12.53 -87.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Corinto, Nicaragua
Corinto is a town of 17,000 (1995 population) on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863 and was named in honour of the Greek city of Corinth.
Located at 12.48 -87.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Chinandega Department
Chinandega is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,926 km² and has a population of 441,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Chinandega. Largely agricultural, it produces rum from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanuts, shrimps and salt.
Located at 12.62 -87.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Chinandega
Chinandega is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department (4,822.42 km) in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's fourth largest city, with a population of 121,793 inhabitants (2006), and with 151,000 in the municipality. It is located about 80 miles (134 km) northwest of Managua and about 43 miles (72 km) southwest of El Guausaule, on the border with Honduras.
Located at 12.62 -87.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
El Viejo
El Viejo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua. El Viejo is a small city near the city of Chinandega, noted for its particular gastronomic specialties, which include rosquillas, cajetas (a type of dulce de leche), bollitos de leche (a kind of scone), and a fruit particular to the region called the toncua, which is related to the papaya and is eaten with honey.
Located at 12.67 -87.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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