Pacayita

Pacayita is a village 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

Photo: Zuluniga, CC0.

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: Village
Description: village in Masaya, Masaya Department, Nicaragua
Category: locality
Location: Masaya, Masaya Department, Capital Region, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude

11.94836° or 11° 56′ 54″ north

Longitude

-86.0762° or 86° 4′ 34″ west

Elevation

355 metres (1,165 feet)

Open location code

763MWWXF+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13306688869

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3617405

Wikidata ID

Q137507005

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“Pacayita” goes by many names.

Danish: “Pacayita”
French: “Pacayita”
German: “Pacayita”
Italian: “Pacayita”
Spanish: “Pacayita”

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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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