| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Granada is the country's oldest colonial city.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Street scene with horse carriage.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Granada was founded in 1523.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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The city has few motoried vehicles.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Raised pavement.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Small chapel.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Post van.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Public transport.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Shutters.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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The central square.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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The domed cathedral in the main square.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Child on cart.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Furniture shop.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Street scene.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
|
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Mural of Augusto Cesar Sandino, a freedom fighter assassinated in 1934.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
Site / Event : Palace of Culture
|
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Local art featuring The Nativity.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Granada
Site / Event : Palace of Culture
|
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Painting of rural life in Nicaragua by a local artist.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
|
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Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
|
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The ferry at San Jorge.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
|
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The harbour at San Jorge, a small town by the lake.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
|
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Two men on the ferry.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
|
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Ometepe Island is the largest in the country.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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The coast of the island.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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The island consists of two volcanic cones connected by lava flows.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Moyagalpa
|
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Moyagalpa is a small lakeside village.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Moyagalpa
|
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Boat landing.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Moyagalpa
|
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Concepcion (1610m) is one of the two volcanic codes making up the island.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Moyagalpa
|
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Rural scene.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Moyagalpa
|
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Wooden shack.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Ringed kingfisher.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Horses.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Caballero.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Altagracia
|
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Caballero and cows in the small village of Altagracia.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Altagracia
|
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Altagracia is a typical Chorotega village.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Altagracia
|
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Chorotega statues are human figures with animal or bird masks.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
District : Altagracia
|
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Bird head.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Madera (1340m).
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Chorotega houses are made from natural materials.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Chorotega women.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Chorotega farmstead.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Picturesque landscape.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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Small Chorotega village.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Hacienda Magdalena
|
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Stove at Hacienda Magdalena, a cooperative run by 28 families.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Hacienda Magdalena
|
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Coffee drying in the Sun.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Hacienda Magdalena
|
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Coffee grinder.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Chorotega
|
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Chorotega is a historical site.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Chorotega
|
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Chorotega is famous for its petroglyphs.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Chorotega
|
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Large boulders and rocks are covered with geometric patterns.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Chorotega
|
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The petroglyphs were made by Nahua people.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
Site / Event : Chorotega
|
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The petroglyphs date from 300 BCE.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Ometepe Island
|
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View across the isthmus.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Las Isletas is a group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua near the city of Granada.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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The islands were formed after a volcano blew its top.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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There are over 300 hundred islands in Lake Nicaragua.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Some of the islands are very flat.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Some of the islands are forested.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Some of the islands are inhabited by fishing families.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Shipwreck.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Defensive fort.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Some of the islands have holiday homes.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Fishing village.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Palm trees.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Many of the islands are privately owned.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Some of the islands are protected areas.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Arched bridge.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Fishermen.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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A small fishing village.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Lakeside bar.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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Fishing boats.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Lake Nicaragua
City / Town : Las Isletas
|
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One of many fishing villages among the islands.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Masaya (635m) is an active volcano.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Masaya is called Popogatepe ("mountain that burns") in the Crorotega language.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Lava flows from 1772.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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View from the upper slopes.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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The rim of the crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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The volcano is active.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Steam and gas rising from the crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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The summit has several craters.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Human sacrifices were made to apease the gods.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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The craters emit copius quantities of sulphur dioxide.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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View into the crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Sulphurous rocks.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Steep crater cliffs.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Lava flows to Lake Managua.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Steaming crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Tree filled crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Fuming crater.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
Region : Masaya Volcano
|
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Landscape around Masaya Volcano.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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Managua has been the capital of Nicaragua since 1857.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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Managua was destroyed by an earthquake in 1972 but was not rebuilt giving the centre the feel of a village or ghost town.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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There is little street traffic.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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The National Palace.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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There are few tall buildings in the city centre.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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The Cathedral has no roof or windows.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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The city is very green.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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The Plaza de la Revolucion.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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The Theatre of Rubin Dario is named after a national poet.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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Much of the city lives in tin shacks.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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Many buildings remain derelict.
|
1995 |
| Nicaragua |
City / Town : Managua
|
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Temporary accommodation.
|
1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.