Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya

Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya is a museum in Masaya Department, Nicaragua. Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya is situated near the volcano El Comalito, as well as near the town Nindirí.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Volcán Masaya.

Volcán Masaya

Photo: Saraedum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Masaya, also known historically by its aboriginal name Popogatepe in Nawat, is a caldera located in Masaya, Nicaragua, 20 km south of the capital Managua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nindirí and Ticuantepe.

Nindirí

Town

Photo: Adalberto Hernández Vega, CC BY 2.0.

Nindirí is a town and a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua. In 2022 the population was 61,816 in the municipality, and 29,566 in the town. Nindirí is situated 3 km east of Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya.

Ticuantepe

Town

Ticuantepe, is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua with an estimated population of 39,012. The municipality is named after the Nahua chiefdom of Tekwantepek which was located in the modern municipality of Ticuantepe and the surrounding area. Ticuantepe is situated 7 km west of Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya.

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.

Centro de Visitantes Volcán Masaya

Opening hours: 9:00 AM–4:45 PM
Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Masaya Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude

12.00341° or 12° 0′ 12″ north

Longitude

-86.14856° or 86° 8′ 55″ west

Open location code

764M2V32+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 288673929

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: El Comalito and Iglesia Pentecostal La Hermosa.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Volcan Masaya and Los Brenes.

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