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Lake Managua (Spanish: Lago de Managua, ), also known as Lake Xolotlán (Lago Xolotlán), is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. At 1,042 km², it is approximately 65 ...
Managua (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America.Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,055,247 as of 2020, [4] and a population of 1,401,687 [4] in its metropolitan area. [7]
Ranking Nombre Superficie (km²) Departamento (s) 1: Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca): 8,138.10: Granada Rivas Río San Juan Chontales: 2: Lake Managua (Xolotlan): 1,052.90 ...
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked near the beach at San Juan del Sur in southern Nicaragua 2,100-year-old human footprints, called "Huellas de Acahualinca" and preserved in volcanic mud near Lake Managua Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve, a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada The Solentiname Islands, tropical ...
The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the Pacific Ocean and on Lake Managua, but does not border Lake Nicaragua. The Nahua chiefdom of Tekwantepek was located in the Managua department.
It was found that 32 tons (70,000 pounds) of raw sewage were being released into Lake Nicaragua daily. Industry located along the lake's shore had been dumping effluent for an extended period of time. Pennwalt Chemical Corporation was found to be the worst polluter.
Highlights include the capital city, Managua, the beaches of San Juan del Sur, the colonial architecture in Granada, the cathedrals of Léon, and volcano-surfing in Cerro Negro. 17. Iceland
Nicaragua's wealth of surfacewater is located in the two largest lakes in Central America. Lake Managua or "Xolotlán" is 1,052.9 km 2 and is 37.8 meters above sea level and is quite contaminated. The other lake is the very large Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca and has an area of 8,143.7 km 2. Lake Colcibolca occupies the middle section of the ...