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Museo Precolombino de Chagüitillo (Villa Chagüitillo, Km 107 carretera a Matagalpa) – located 1 ½ hours northeast of Managua, this museum was opened in 2005, since several archeological sites were found here (containing hundreds of petroglyphs and other ancient objects). Along with such pre-Columbian objects displayed here, the museum also provides interesting information about the […]

Museo Casa Hacienda San Jacinto (Km 39 ½ Carretera Norte, Acceso Hacienda-Museo San Jacinto, Tipitapa) – this museum is located about an hours northeast of Managua. For those interested in Nicaraguan history, this was the site of the Battle of San Jacinto in September 14, 1856 between Nicaraguan forces, and mercenaries led by American solider […]

Heroes and Martyrs Museum (half a block south of the cathedral, Estelí) – this museum, found in the tobacco-growing town of Estelí (located 2 ½ hours north of Managua), is of particular interest to those curious about the Sandinista revolution. The museum is small but has many photographs, newspaper articles, and personal stories. It is […]

Masaya Volcano National Park (Km 23, highway to Masaya) – just 30 minutes southeast of Managua is this national park that contains two volcanoes and five craters. It is part of the Central American Volcanic Belt (along with the Tacaná volcano in Guatemala and Irazú in Costa Rica). Masaya shows that its volcanoes are still […]

Monumento al Soldado (Av. Bolívar, Barrio Santo Domingo, Managua) — This statue is one of the city’s few remaining monuments to the first Sandinista era and it shows a muscular, shirtless soldier, with a Russian rifle in his raised arm and a pick ax in the other. The plaque at its base summarizes the inspiration […]

Museum of the Literacy Crusade (Universidad Centroamericana, Pista de la Resistencia, Managua) – this museum is dedicated to the literacy campaign that was launched by the Nicaraguan government when it was under Sandinista rule in 1980. That campaign was most relevant in the country’s vast rural regions (where illiteracy was as high as 90% at […]

El Coyotepe Fortress (km. 28 Carretera Masaya) – located just 30 minutes southeast of Managua, then-Nicaraguan president Zelaya built this fortress in 1893 to ward off potential invaders (particularly from USA – at a time when financial interests were considering building a canal similar to the Panama Canal). This facility ended up being used by […]

Centro Cultural Batahola Norte (Batahola Norte, from the old American Embassy, 1 block West, 3 block North, 1 block West, Managua) – this is a community center in Managua that offers music and art classes to children, scholarships to the college bound, practical skills training for under and unemployed adults, and a community library. It […]

  Biblioteca Roberto Incer Barquero (Semáforos del 7 Sur, 300 metros al Este, Managua) – this library is located next to the Central Bank of Nicaragua (the heart of Managua) and it is designated to promote Nicaraguan culture. It has 67,000 books, free internet, a newspaper archive where you can borrow newspapers and magazines, and […]

Acahualinca Footprints Museum (Iglesia Santa Ana 4 Calles al Oeste y 1 Calle al Norte, Barrio Acahualinca, Managua) – this museum (located in the Acahualinca district of west Managua) was established due to the discovery of the ancient footprints of Acahualinca — fossilized Paleo-Indian footprints made some 6,000 years ago (engraved in volcanic ash). In […]