Barrio Cuba
Barrio Cuba is a neighborhood in Managua Department, Nicaragua. Barrio Cuba is situated nearby to the neighborhood Manzana Cienfuego, as well as near Francisco y Ramón Sánchez.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in the municipality of Estelí, Managua department, Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Area Comunal Cuba”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient footprints of Acahualinca and Old Cathedral of Managua.
Ancient footprints of Acahualinca
Museum
The Ancient footprints of Acahualinca exist in Managua, Nicaragua near the southern shore of Lake Managua. The region was once called "El Cauce". The tracks are fossil Late Holocene human footprints left behind in volcanic ash and mud, which solidified about 2,120±120 years ago, shortly after the group of up to 15 people passed by.
Old Cathedral of Managua
Church
Rubén Darío National Theatre
Theater building
The Rubén Darío National Theatre is the national theatre of Nicaragua and a major center of cultural life in Managua. Named in honor of one of Nicaragua's most renowned poets, Rubén Darío, the theatre hosts concerts, plays, and visual art exhibits. Rubén Darío National Theatre is situated 2½ km east of Barrio Cuba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Chureca and Managua.
La Chureca
Neighborhood
La Chureca was the municipal domestic and industrial waste-disposal site in Managua, Nicaragua. It was the largest open-air landfill in Central America, covering 7 km2 in the north-western corner of Managua.
Managua
Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua. A city that saw the death of Sandino, the rise of the Somozas, and their fall from power at the hand of the Sandinistas, Managua is full of history and the closest thing to a metropolis Nicaragua has.
Ciudad Sandino
Town
Photo: Xavicruz, Public domain.Barrio Cuba
- Categories: barrio and locality
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.15575° or 12° 9′ 21″ north
Longitude
-86.29576° or 86° 17′ 45″ west
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
764M5P43+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Barrio Cuba” goes by many names.
- French: “Area Comunal Cuba”
- French: “Barrio Cuba”
- German: “Area Comunal Cuba”
- German: “Barrio Cuba”
- Italian: “Area Comunal Cuba”
- Italian: “Barrio Cuba”
- Spanish: “Area Comunal Cuba”
- Spanish: “Barrio Cuba”
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