Apoyo
Apoyo is a volcano in Municipio de Catarina, Masaya Department and has an elevation of 620 metres. Apoyo is situated nearby to the hamlet Campo Alegre, as well as near El Túnel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna de Apoyo and Iglesia de Santa Ana.
Laguna de Apoyo
Photo: Phayne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua. Lake Apoyo was declared a nature reserve in 1991 and is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and comprises one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masaya and Niquinohomo.
Masaya
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masaya is a small city in Nicaragua, midway between Managua and Granada. The town sits perilously close to the Volcan Masaya, an active volcano with constant plumes of sulfuric smoke. The volcano is the main feature of a national park.
Niquinohomo
Town
Niquinohomo is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua. It is home to the oldest extant church in Nicaragua; Church of Saint Ann. The city's patron saint, as well as the birthplace of Augusto César Sandino, after whom the Sandinista movement was named.
San Juan de Oriente
Town
Photo: Martin Kulldorff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan de Oriente is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua.
Apoyo
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 620 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipio de Catarina, Masaya Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
11.9222° or 11° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
-86.0725° or 86° 4′ 21″ westElevation
620 metres (2,034 feet)Open location code
763MWWCG+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2539688585OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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