Ancient footprints of Acahualinca
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 of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rubén Darío National Theatre and Old Cathedral of Managua.
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 2½ km east of Ancient footprints of Acahualinca.
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 2½ km east of Ancient footprints of Acahualinca.
Estadio Nacional Soberanía
Stadium
Photo: Hsd291, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Nacional Soberanía is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It has a capacity of 15,000 seated spectators. The stadium was built in 2017 as the Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez, named after former Major League Baseball player Dennis Martínez… Estadio Nacional Soberanía is situated 4 km southeast of Ancient footprints of Acahualinca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Chureca and Managua.
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.
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.
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 7 km west of Ancient footprints of Acahualinca.
Ancient footprints of Acahualinca
- Type: Museum
- Description: hominid fossils in Nicaragua
- Categories: archaeological site, archaeological find, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.16014° or 12° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
-86.29436° or 86° 17′ 40″ westOpen location code
764M5P64+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 156168785OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3268269
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Ancient footprints of Acahualinca” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿卡瓦林卡古人類足跡”
- German: “Huellas de Acahualinca”
- Hungarian: “Acahualincai lábnyomok”
- Indonesian: “Jejak kaki purba Acahualinca”
- Japanese: “アカウアリンカ足跡”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fotspora i Acahualinca”
- Norwegian: “Fotspora i Acahualinca”
- Russian: “Следы в Акавалинке”
- Spanish: “Huellas de Acahualinca”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Huellas de Acahualinca and Pista Gadala María.
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