Pacayita
Pacayita is a hamlet in Masaya, Capital Region. Pacayita is situated nearby to the hamlet La Poma, as well as near the village El Túnel Nº 1.Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna de Apoyo and Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
Laguna de Apoyo
Photo: Phayne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua. Lake Apoyo was declared a nature reserve in 1991 and is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and comprises one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church
Church
Photo: Byralaal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Pacayita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catarina and San Juan de Oriente.
Catarina
Town
Photo: Martin Kulldorff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catarina is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua with 4,500 inhabitants. Catarina is situated 4 km south of Pacayita.
San Juan de Oriente
Town
Photo: Martin Kulldorff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan de Oriente is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua. San Juan de Oriente is situated 5 km south of Pacayita.
Niquinohomo
Town
Niquinohomo is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua. It is home to the oldest extant church in Nicaragua; Church of Saint Ann. The city's patron saint, as well as the birthplace of Augusto César Sandino, after whom the Sandinista movement was named. Niquinohomo is situated 5 km south of Pacayita.
Pacayita
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Masaya, Masaya Department, Nicaragua
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Masaya, Masaya Department, Capital Region, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
11.94836° or 11° 56′ 54″ northLongitude
-86.0762° or 86° 4′ 34″ westElevation
355 metres (1,165 feet)Open location code
763MWWXF+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 13306688869OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3617405Wikidata ID
Q137507005
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Pacayita” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Poma and El Túnel Nº 1.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia Rios de agua viva and Iglesia de Dios en El Túnel.
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