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El Recreo Destination Guide

Explore El Recreo in Nicaragua

El Recreo in the region of León is a town in Nicaragua - some 26 mi or ( 41 km ) North-West of Managua , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Recreo

Current time in El Recreo is now 12:32 AM (Friday) . 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, New Guatemala, Tegucigalpa, and Todo Obrero. 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 El Recreo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

León Viejo (Nicaragua)

0:52 min by valpard
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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 ..

nagartoe nicaragua trip

3:17 min by Alan Lopez
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the entrance to nagrarote ..


Nicaragua 2010

5:28 min by obcmissions
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Oakridge Bible Chapel's Adult Mission Trip to World Mission Outreach at the 19th km on the Old Road to Leon from Managua in Nicaragua. ..

Craig, Tim, Joe, and Lon in Nicaragua with Surfari Charters

4:07 min by CaptLanceMoss
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Footage from Craig, Tim, Joe, and Lon's trip to Nicaragua with Surfari Charters International. Log onto www.surfandfish.com to book your all-inclusive surfing and fishing vacation! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the León Department, Populated places in 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 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Nicaragua, Former populated places in Nicaragua, Populated places established in 1524, 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 18 km away
Tags: Lakes of 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 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Managua Department, Populated places in Nicaragua

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 22 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic cathedrals in Nicaragua, Visitor attractions in Nicaragua, World Heritage Sites in Nicaragua