Monumento a los Mártires
Monumento a los Mártires is a monument in Ciudad Sandino, Managua Department. Monumento a los Mártires is situated nearby to the neighborhood La Chureca.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Managua municipality, Managua department, Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Monumento a los Martires” and “Monumento Cuesta El Plomo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient footprints of Acahualinca and Lycée Franco-Nicaraguayen Victor Hugo.
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. Ancient footprints of Acahualinca is situated 3½ km east of Monumento a los Mártires.
Lycée Franco-Nicaraguayen Victor Hugo
School
Lycée Franco-Nicaraguayen Victor Hugo is a French international school in eastern Managua, Nicaragua. It serves levels maternelle through lycée. The school opened in 1971. Lycée Franco-Nicaraguayen Victor Hugo is situated 3½ km southeast of Monumento a los Mártires.
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. La Chureca is situated 2½ km northeast of Monumento a los Mártires.
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.
Monumento a los Mártires
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ciudad Sandino, Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.15203° or 12° 9′ 7″ north
Longitude
-86.32668° or 86° 19′ 36″ west
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Open location code
764M5M2F+R8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Monumento a los Mártires” goes by many names.
- French: “Monumento a los Mártires”
- French: “Monumento Cuesta El Plomo”
- German: “Monumento a los Mártires”
- German: “Monumento Cuesta El Plomo”
- Italian: “Monumento a los Mártires”
- Italian: “Monumento Cuesta El Plomo”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Mártires”
- Spanish: “Monumento Cuesta El Plomo”
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