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Leon sits in the coastal lowlands of northwestern Nicaragua with volcanoes and hills of the central highlands in view to the east. The average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and yearly cumulative precipitation is 1902 mm. [10] Geological features around Leon include: Poneloya beach, a major tourist destination on the Pacific Ocean.
These people occupied the greater part of the country from the Gulf of Fonseca to Nicoya, its territorial continuity interrupted near the current city of Leon by the Marabios, and again by an Azteca colony occupying the narrowest part of the strip of land between the Pacific and Lake Nicaragua, as well as the islands of the Lake.
Momotombo is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, located near the city of León. It stands on the shores of Lake Managua. An eruption of the volcano in 1610 forced inhabitants of León, in the Spanish Empire, to relocate about 48 kilometres (30 mi) west. The ruins of the city are preserved at León Viejo.
Nicaragua accepted the convention on December 17, 1979, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, Nicaragua has two World Heritage Sites, both located in León Department. [2]
Land use map of Nicaragua, 1979 Topography of Nicaragua Nicaragua map of Köppen climate classification zones. Nicaragua (officially the Republic of Nicaragua Spanish: República de Nicaragua [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ⓘ) is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras.
English: Location map of Nicaragua with Departamentos, Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 100 %. Geographic limits of the map: Geographic limits of the map: N: 15.2° N
León (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 5,138 km 2 and has a population of 423,012 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of León .
Telica (Spanish: Volcán Telica) [1] is a stratovolcano, one of several volcanoes of the Nicaraguan volcanic front.It is located in Telica municipality, in the León department of Nicaragua. [2]