Parque Candelaria

Parque Candelaria is a park in , . Parque Candelaria is situated near the arts center , as well as near the college .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Old Cathedral of Managua and Instituto Loyola.

Church
Photo: OswaldoFlores88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , known as the Catedral de Santiago in Spanish, is a cathedral in , . The Cathedral was designed by Belgian architects. is situated 670 metres west of Parque Candelaria.

School
is a private Catholic coeducational elementary and secondary education institution run by the Society of Jesus in , . It was founded by the Jesuits in 1946 as an all-boys elementary school. is situated 260 metres south of Parque Candelaria.

Theater building
The is the national theatre of and a major center of cultural life in . Named in honor of one of Nicaragua's most renowned poets, Rubén Darío, the theatre hosts concerts, plays, and visual art exhibits. is situated 1 km northwest of Parque Candelaria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Managua and La Chureca.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of . A city that saw the death of Sandino, the rise of the Somozas, and their fall from power at the hand of the Sandinistas, is full of history and the closest thing to a metropolis Nicaragua has.

Neighborhood
Photo: Gbauluz, CC BY 3.0.
was the municipal domestic and industrial waste-disposal site in Managua, Nicaragua. It was the largest open-air landfill in , covering 7 km2 in the north-western corner of Managua. is situated 4½ km west of Parque Candelaria.

Town
Photo: Xavicruz, Public domain.
is a city and municipality in the Managua department of . Located just outside western Managua, it had an estimated population of 109,644 in mid-2015. is situated 9 km west of Parque Candelaria.

Parque Candelaria

Latitude
12.15518° or 12° 9′ 19″ north
Longitude
-86.26532° or 86° 15′ 55″ west
Open location code
764M5P4M+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238419116
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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Highlights: Colonia Dambach and Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas Rodrigo Peñalba.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Centro Público Solidaridad and Instituto Loyola.

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