Punta El Toro
Punta El Toro is a locality in San Juan del Sur, Rivas Department. Punta El Toro is situated nearby to the hamlet Paquita, as well as near Las Marías.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: point in Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Punta El Torro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ of the Mercy.
Christ of the Mercy
Monument
The Christ of the Mercy is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, to a height of 134m above sea level. The statue is located high above the northernmost seawall in the bay of San Juan. Christ of the Mercy is situated 3 km southeast of Punta El Toro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playa Maderas and Las Marías.
Playa Maderas
Playa Maderas is a beach on the Pacific coast of south western Nicaragua with great sand and good surfing. It is just north of San Juan del Sur.
Las Marías
Hamlet
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Las Marías is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Punta El Toro.
Playa Remanso
Hamlet
Photo: Curtis Foreman, CC BY 2.0.
Playa Remanso is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southeast of Punta El Toro.
Punta El Toro
- Categories: promontory and cape
- Location: San Juan del Sur, Rivas Department, Southern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
11.275° or 11° 16′ 30″ northLongitude
-85.90355° or 85° 54′ 13″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
763P73FW+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2618903709OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3619310Wikidata ID
Q21053974
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Punta El Toro” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta El Toro”
- French: “Punta El Toro”
- German: “Punta El Toro”
- Spanish: “Punta El Toro”
- Swedish: “Punta El Toro”
- “Punta El Toro”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Paquita and Las Marías.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hostal Villas Mexico and Playa Marsella.
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