Barrio El Cortijo

Barrio El Cortijo is a neighborhood in , . Barrio El Cortijo is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient footprints of Acahualinca and Old Cathedral of Managua.

Museum
The exist in , near the southern shore of . 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.

Church
Photo: OswaldoFlores88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , known as the Catedral de Santiago in Spanish, is a cathedral in , . The Cathedral was designed by Belgian architects. is situated 3½ km east of Barrio El Cortijo.

Theater building
The is the national theatre of and a major center of cultural life in . Named in honor of one of Nicaragua's most renowned poets, Rubén Darío, the theatre hosts concerts, plays, and visual art exhibits. is situated 3½ km east of Barrio El Cortijo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Chureca and Managua.

Neighborhood
Photo: Gbauluz, CC BY 3.0.
was the municipal domestic and industrial waste-disposal site in Managua, Nicaragua. It was the largest open-air landfill in , covering 7 km2 in the north-western corner of Managua.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city that saw the death of Sandino, the rise of the Somozas, and their fall from power at the hand of the Sandinistas, is full of history and the closest thing to a metropolis Nicaragua has.

Town
Photo: Xavicruz, Public domain.
is a city and municipality in the Managua department of . Located just outside western Managua, it had an estimated population of 109,644 in mid-2015. is situated 5 km west of Barrio El Cortijo.

Barrio El Cortijo

Latitude
12.1514° or 12° 9′ 5″ north
Longitude
-86.30358° or 86° 18′ 13″ west
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
764M5M2W+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2658207001
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12036896
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