Los Martínez
Los Martínez is an archaeological site in Managua Department, Nicaragua. Access is restricted and requires permission. Los Martínez is situated nearby to the power station Planta Hugo Chávez 1, as well as near Planta Las Brisas.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Ancient footprints of Acahualinca is situated 2 km east of Los Martínez.
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.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.
Los Martínez
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Category: historic site
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.16291° or 12° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
-86.3128° or 86° 18′ 46″ west
Open location code
764M5M7P+5V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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