Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Granada is the country's oldest colonial city. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Street scene with horse carriage. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Granada was founded in 1523. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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The city has few motoried vehicles. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Raised pavement. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Small chapel. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25254.jpg) |
Post van. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Public transport. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25256.jpg) |
Shutters. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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The central square. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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The domed cathedral in the main square. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Child on cart. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Furniture shop. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25261.jpg) |
Street scene. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25262.jpg) |
Mural of Augusto Cesar Sandino, a freedom fighter assassinated in 1934. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Palace of Culture |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25263.jpg) |
Local art featuring The Nativity. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Granada |
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Palace of Culture |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25264.jpg) |
Painting of rural life in Nicaragua by a local artist. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25265.jpg) |
Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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The ferry at San Jorge. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25267.jpg) |
The harbour at San Jorge, a small town by the lake. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00362.jpg) |
Two men on the ferry. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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Ometepe Island is the largest in the country. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25268.jpg) |
The coast of the island. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25269.jpg) |
The island consists of two volcanic cones connected by lava flows. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Moyagalpa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00118.jpg) |
Moyagalpa is a small lakeside village. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Moyagalpa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25270.jpg) |
Boat landing. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Moyagalpa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25271.jpg) |
Concepcion (1610m) is one of the two volcanic codes making up the island. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Moyagalpa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01896.jpg) |
Rural scene. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Moyagalpa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25272.jpg) |
Wooden shack. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Ringed kingfisher. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Horses. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Caballero. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Altagracia |
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Caballero and cows in the small village of Altagracia. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Altagracia |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01869.jpg) |
Altagracia is a typical Chorotega village. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Altagracia |
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Chorotega statues are human figures with animal or bird masks. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
Altagracia |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25277.jpg) |
Bird head. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Madera (1340m). |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega houses are made from natural materials. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega women. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega farmstead. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Picturesque landscape. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Small Chorotega village. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Hacienda Magdalena |
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Stove at Hacienda Magdalena, a cooperative run by 28 families. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Hacienda Magdalena |
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Coffee drying in the Sun. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Hacienda Magdalena |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25286.jpg) |
Coffee grinder. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25287.jpg) |
Chorotega is a historical site. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25288.jpg) |
Chorotega is famous for its petroglyphs. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25289.jpg) |
Large boulders and rocks are covered with geometric patterns. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega |
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The petroglyphs were made by Nahua people. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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Chorotega |
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The petroglyphs date from 300 BCE. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island |
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View across the isthmus. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25293.jpg) |
Las Isletas is a group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua near the city of Granada. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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The islands were formed after a volcano blew its top. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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There are over 300 hundred islands in Lake Nicaragua. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25296.jpg) |
Some of the islands are very flat. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Some of the islands are forested. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Some of the islands are inhabited by fishing families. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Shipwreck. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Defensive fort. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Some of the islands have holiday homes. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Fishing village. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Palm trees. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Many of the islands are privately owned. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Some of the islands are protected areas. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Arched bridge. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Fishermen. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25308.jpg) |
A small fishing village. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Lakeside bar. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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Fishing boats. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25311.jpg) |
One of many fishing villages among the islands. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Masaya (635m) is an active volcano. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Masaya is called Popogatepe ("mountain that burns") in the Crorotega language. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Lava flows from 1772. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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View from the upper slopes. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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The rim of the crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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The volcano is active. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Steam and gas rising from the crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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The summit has several craters. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Human sacrifices were made to apease the gods. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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The craters emit copius quantities of sulphur dioxide. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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View into the crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Sulphurous rocks. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Steep crater cliffs. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Lava flows to Lake Managua. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Steaming crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Tree filled crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Fuming crater. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00666.jpg) |
Landscape around Masaya Volcano. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25329.jpg) |
Managua has been the capital of Nicaragua since 1857. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25330.jpg) |
Managua was destroyed by an earthquake in 1972 but was not rebuilt giving the centre the feel of a village or ghost town. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25331.jpg) |
There is little street traffic. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25332.jpg) |
The National Palace. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25333.jpg) |
There are few tall buildings in the city centre. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25334.jpg) |
The Cathedral has no roof or windows. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25335.jpg) |
The city is very green. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25336.jpg) |
The Plaza de la Revolucion. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25337.jpg) |
The Theatre of Rubin Dario is named after a national poet. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25338.jpg) |
Much of the city lives in tin shacks. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25339.jpg) |
Many buildings remain derelict. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Managua |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel25340.jpg) |
Temporary accommodation. |
1995 |