Museum of Traditions and Legends
El Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas is located in León, Nicaragua. The museum building was once the infamous XXI prison where, from 1921 to 1979, many prisoners were tortured.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include León Cathedral and José de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater.
León Cathedral
Church
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, also known as the "Royal and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary", is a significantly important and historic landmark in León, Nicaragua. León Cathedral is situated 320 metres north of Museum of Traditions and Legends.
José de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater
Theater building
José de la Cruz Mena Municipal Theater is a theater building, which is situated 260 metres northwest of Museum of Traditions and Legends.
Ortiz-Gurdián Foundation Art Center
Museum
Photo: Osopolar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ortiz-Gurdián Foundation Art Center is a museum, which is situated 420 metres northwest of Museum of Traditions and Legends.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include León and Sutiava.
León
Founded in 1524, León is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. With colonial splendor, it is the intellectual center of Nicaragua, renowned for its university, old churches, fine museums, revolutionary history and student life.
Chacraseca
Village
Chacraseca is a town in Nicaragua. There are about 8,000 people who live in the town, and over the past 18 years, the people in the town have been receiving aid from several groups in the United States. Chacraseca is situated 8 km east of Museum of Traditions and Legends.
Museum of Traditions and Legends
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of Traditions and Legends in León, Nicaragua
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Managua Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.43215° or 12° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
-86.87883° or 86° 52′ 44″ westOpen location code
764MC4JC+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 312935994OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6941035
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Museum of Traditions and Legends” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尼加拉瓜传说和传统博物馆”
- French: “Musée des Légendes et Traditions ‘Colonel Joaquin de Arrechavala’”
- French: “musée des légendes et traditions”
- French: “Musée des légendes et traditions”
- German: “Museo de Leyendas y Tradiciones”
- Spanish: “Museo de Leyendas y Tradiciones”
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