El Obelisco
El Obelisco is a neighborhood in Managua Department, Nicaragua. El Obelisco is situated nearby to the neighborhood Los Altos de Santo Domingo, as well as near La Qunita.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lincoln International Academy and Colegio Centro América.
Lincoln International Academy
School
Lincoln International Academy is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It is a Catholic private school. This school that was founded in 1995. It is one of the few schools in Nicaragua that offer bilingual education. Lincoln International Academy is situated 2½ km east of El Obelisco.
Colegio Centro América
School
The Colegio Centro América is a private Catholic school located in Managua, Nicaragua. Founded by the Jesuits in the city of Granada in 1916, the school serves as an elementary, middle, and high school. Colegio Centro América is situated 2½ km northwest of El Obelisco.
Neil Armstrong Observatory
Building
The Neil Armstrong Observatory was completed March 1, 2014, making Nicaragua the only country in Latin America with an astronomical observatory reserved for use by scholars. Neil Armstrong Observatory is situated 2½ km east of El Obelisco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ticuantepe and Managua.
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 likely named after the Nahua chiefdom of Tekwantepek which was located in the Managua department. Ticuantepe is situated 8 km southeast of El Obelisco.
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.
El Obelisco
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Los Obeliscos”
- Category: locality
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.08365° or 12° 5′ 1″ northLongitude
-86.24589° or 86° 14′ 45″ westOpen location code
764M3QM3+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3949375322OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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