Barrio El Cortijo
Barrio El Cortijo is a suburb in Managua Department, Nicaragua. Barrio El Cortijo is situated nearby to the suburb Linda Vista Sur, as well as near Barrio Loma Verde.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient footprints of Acahualinca and Rubén Darío National Theatre.
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.
Rubén Darío National Theatre
Theater building
The Rubén Darío National Theatre is the national theatre of Nicaragua. It is located in the capital, Managua, and was named in honor of Nicaragua's most renowned poets, Rubén Darío. Rubén Darío National Theatre is situated 3½ km east of Barrio El Cortijo.
Old Cathedral of Managua
Church
Photo: OswaldoFlores88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Cathedral of Managua, known as the Catedral de Santiago in Spanish, is a cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. The Cathedral was designed by Belgian architects. Old Cathedral of Managua is situated 3½ km east of Barrio El Cortijo.
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.
Ciudad Sandino is a city and municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. Located just outside western Managua, it had an estimated population of 109,644 in mid-2015. Ciudad Sandino is situated 6 km west of Barrio El Cortijo.
Barrio El Cortijo
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “El Cortijo”
- Category: locality
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.1514° or 12° 9′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.30358° or 86° 18′ 13″ westElevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
764M5M2W+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2658207001OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12036896
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In Other Languages
“Barrio El Cortijo” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Barrio El Cortijo”
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Localities in the Area
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