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Explore Asturias in Nicaragua

Asturias in the region of Jinotega is a town in Nicaragua - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) North of Managua , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Asturias is now 11:29 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Managua " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba, and Yucapuca. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Salvador . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Asturias ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Gabe and friends go on a road trip in Nicaragua

3:15 min by Gabe Lee
Views: 313 Rating: 5.00

OK Folks, you all know that we had an amazing trip to an Eco-lodge right? Well here is the road trip that we had on our way there. There were horses, cows, BULLS, people selling everything from fruit ..

Schule auf dem Feld

0:15 min by Michael Schoch
Views: 164 Rating: 0.00

Auf der grossen Finca "El Recreo" erhalten kleine Kaffeeproduzenten aus der Region die Möglichkeit, mehr über den Anbau von Kaffee zu erfahren. Dies jede zweite Woche und erst noch kostenlos. Hier wir ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa María de Pantasma

Santa María de Pantasma is a municipality in the Jinotega department of Nicaragua.

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Located at 13.17 -85.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Jinotega Department, Populated places in Nicaragua

Lake Apanás

Lake Apanás is a reservoir located in the north of Nicaragua. It is created by the dam on the Río Tuma to the north of Jinotega. The reservoir has an area of 51 square kilometers. It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Asturias hydroelectric station.

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Located at 13.19 -85.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Lakes of Nicaragua

Pantasma

Pantasma is a region in the north of Nicaragua. In the Miskito language the word Pantasma means small humans or flat head. The Spanish word Fantasma origins from the Greek Phantasma and means ghost. The Valle de Pantasma, also called the "Crater of Pantasma", is a circular valley over 12 km in diameter situated in Nicaragua. It is passed by the Rio Pantasma, a tributary of the Rio Coco (also called Rio Segovia).

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Located at 13.37 -85.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of Nicaragua, Impact craters of North America, Landforms of Nicaragua, Triassic impact craters

Jinotega Department

Jinotega is the second largest department in Nicaragua. It is bordered on the north by the country of Honduras. The departments surrounding it are, Matagalpa to the south, Zelaya to the east, and Estelí, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia. It covers an area of 9,755 km² and has a population of 297,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Jinotega.

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Located at 13.10 -86.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Departments of Nicaragua, Jinotega Department

Jinotega

Jinotega is the capital of Jinotega Department in the north central region of Nicaragua.

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Located at 13.10 -86.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Jinotega Department, Populated places in Nicaragua