Pantanal
Pantanal is a neighborhood in Managua Department, Nicaragua. Pantanal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Los Martínez Sector Oeste, as well as near Sector Norte Las Brisas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient footprints of Acahualinca.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Chureca and Ciudad Sandino.
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.
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 3½ km west of Pantanal.
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.
Pantanal
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: village in Managua municipality, Managua department, Nicaragua
- Categories: barrio and locality
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.1595° or 12° 9′ 34″ northLongitude
-86.31491° or 86° 18′ 54″ westOpen location code
764M5M5P+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 914189657OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q139758486
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Pantanal” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Los Martínez and Planta Hugo Chávez 1.
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