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El Cardon Destination Guide

Touring El Cardon in Nicaragua

El Cardon in the region of León is a city located in Nicaragua - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) North-West of Managua , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Cardon

Time in El Cardon is now 12:46 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Managua " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba, and Santa Elena. Being here already, consider visiting San Salvador . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Cardon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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León Viejo (Nicaragua)

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The first city of León in Nicaragua was established in 1524 by Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba about 20 miles east of the present site. After the 1610 eruption of the Momotombo volcano, located only a ..

Nicaragua - Laguna del Tigre - León Viejo - GUIA : ORONTES GALLO

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Uniform Donation

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A short clip of donated school uniforms that have been sorted and given to the children. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

León Cathedral (Nicaragua)

This article is about the Leon Cathedral in Nicaragua, for the Cathedral in Spain that goes by the same name, see: León Cathedral. UNESCO World Heritage SiteCathedral of León Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List 250pxCountry NicaraguaType Religious, CulturalCriteria (ii)(iv)Reference [http://whc. unesco.

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Located at 12.44 -86.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic cathedrals in Nicaragua, Visitor attractions in Nicaragua, World Heritage Sites in Nicaragua

Lake Managua

Lake Managua (also known as Lake Xolotlán) is a lake in Nicaragua. The Spanish name is Lago de Managua or Lago Xolotlán. At 1,042 km², it is approximately 65 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide. Similarly to the name of Lake Nicaragua, its name was coined by the Spanish conquerors from "Mangue" (their name for the Mánkeme tribes) and agua ("water"). The city of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, lies on its southwestern shore.

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Located at 12.33 -86.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lakes of Nicaragua

León Viejo

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 (Nicaraguan Institute of Culture).

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Located at 12.40 -86.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Nicaragua, Former populated places in Nicaragua, Populated places established in 1524, World Heritage Sites in Nicaragua

Nagarote

Nagarote is a municipality in the León department of Nicaragua with a population of approximately 32,000 people. The city of Nagarote itself is home to about 18,000 people whilst the rural areas surrounding it are inhabited by about 14,000 people. It is located 42 km from Managua. Nagarote formerly had a sea port called Puerto Sandino. This port was attacked in 1983, which destroyed the port. Nagarote is paired with Norwalk, Connecticut in the U.S.

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Located at 12.27 -86.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the León Department, Populated places in Nicaragua

Mateare

Mateare is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. Mateare is 328 km² and has an estimated population of 27,000.

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Located at 12.23 -86.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Managua Department, Populated places in Nicaragua