La Chureca
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 La Chureca.
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 4 km east of La Chureca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Managua and Ciudad Sandino.
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 5 km west of La Chureca.
La Chureca
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Nicaragua dump
- Categories: landfill and locality
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.16527° or 12° 9′ 55″ northLongitude
-86.30577° or 86° 18′ 21″ westOpen location code
764M5M8V+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3936487013OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q965618
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“La Chureca” goes by many names.
- Galician: “La Chureca”
- Greek: “La Chureca”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Chureca”
- Norwegian: “La Chureca”
- Spanish: “La Chureca”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laguna Acahualinca and Los Martínez.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Chureca”. Photo: Gbauluz, CC BY 3.0.