El Papalonal
El Papalonal is a hamlet in León Department, Nicaragua. El Papalonal is situated nearby to the hamlet Nuevo Renacer, as well as near the village Quatro Palos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Papalonal Airport.
El Papalonal Airport
Aerodrome
El Papalonal Airport is an airstrip serving the village of El Papalonal in León Department, Nicaragua In 1981, American intelligence officials discovered that the airstrip was used as a departure point for aircraft delivering weapons to El Salvadorian rebels.
El Papalonal
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Papalonal”
- Category: locality
- Location: León Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.47414° or 12° 28′ 27″ northLongitude
-86.46618° or 86° 27′ 58″ westOpen location code
764MFGFM+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3957505057OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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