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 […]
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Museum of the Literacy Crusade
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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 […]
Read More...El Coyotepe Fortress
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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 […]
Read More...Batahola Norte Cultural Center
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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 […]
Read More...Roberto Incer Barquero Library
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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 […]
Read More...Acahualinca Footprints Museum
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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 […]
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