Museo Julio Buitrago
Museo Julio Buitrago is a museum in Managua Department, Nicaragua. Museo Julio Buitrago is situated nearby to the government office Ministerio de Hacienda, as well as near the church Iglesia del Dios Viviente.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Ancient footprints of Acahualinca is situated 1¼ km northwest of Museo Julio Buitrago.
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 1½ km east of Museo Julio Buitrago.
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 1½ km east of Museo Julio Buitrago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Managua and La Chureca.
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.
La Chureca
Neighborhood
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. La Chureca is situated 2½ km northwest of Museo Julio Buitrago.
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 8 km west of Museo Julio Buitrago.
Museo Julio Buitrago
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.15358° or 12° 9′ 13″ northLongitude
-86.28639° or 86° 17′ 11″ westOperator
Ministerio de CulturaOpen location code
764M5P37+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4196025437OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ministerio de Hacienda and Iglesia del Dios Viviente.
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