About León Viejo

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León Viejo is a World Heritage Site in Nicaragua. It was the original location of León. It is the present location of the town of Puerto Momotombo in the Municipality of La Paz Centro of the Department of León. It is administered by the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura (Nicaraguan Institute of Culture).

León Viejo was founded on June 15, 1524 by the Spanish conquistador, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, who was decapitated at the town's Plaza Mayor (Main Square) in 1526 by governor Pedrarias Dávila, his Lieutenant.

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La Paz Centro (Municipio), León, Nicaragua, 22100

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León Cathedral, Nicaragua

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Parque nacional Volcán Masaya

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Granada, Nicaragua

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Lake Apanás

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Gulf of Fonseca

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Lake Olomega

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Teatro Nacional Francisco Gavidia

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Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge

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Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

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Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

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Palo Verde National Park

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El Silencio, Costa Rica

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Fortress of the Immaculate Conception

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Lake Arenal

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Lake Yojoa

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Teatro Nacional de El Salvador

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Plaza Gerardo Barrios

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Hospital Nacional Rosales

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Monumento a la Memoria y la Verdad

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Centro Comercial Galerias

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Joya de Cerén

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Teatro de Santa Ana

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Chalchuapa

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Lake Güija

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Copán

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Punta Izopo National Park

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Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

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Jeanette Kawas National Park

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Quiriguá

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