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Best places to visit in Nicaragua

Nicaragua has 60 places on BucketList (50 natural sites, 4 historical sites, 3 landmarks). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.

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Top places in Nicaragua

  1. Lake NicaraguaNatural SiteLargest lake in Central America in Nicaragua
  2. Lake ManaguaNatural SiteLake of Nicaragua
  3. Volcán MomotomboNatural SiteActive stratovolcano on the northwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán (Lake Managua), in La Paz Centro municipality, León Department, Nicaragua
  4. León CathedralHistorical SiteCathedral in Nicaragua
  5. ConcepciónNatural SiteVolcano in Nicaragua, Ometepe Island
  6. MaderasNatural SiteExtinct vulcano in Nicaragua on the Isla de Ometepe
  7. Ruínas de León ViejoHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Nicaragua
  8. Volcán San CristóbalNatural SiteHighest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m (5,725 ft).
  9. Volcán MasayaNatural SiteActive volcano in Nicaragua
  10. CosigüinaNatural SiteVulcan in Nicaragua in the NW Peninsula close to Honduras
  11. Volcán MombachoNatural SiteVulkan in Nicaragua, Granada Department, near Lake Nicaragua
  12. Volcán Cerro NegroNatural SiteActive vulcano in Nicaragua
  13. Cayos MiskitosNatural SiteProtected area of small cays and reefs in the Caribbean Sea off the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua
  14. Apoyo Lagoon Natural ReserveNatural SiteNature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua
  15. Ancient footprints of AcahualincaHistorical SiteHominid fossils in Nicaragua
  16. Pearl CaysNatural SiteWildlife refuge in Nicaragua
  17. Tiscapa Lagoon Natural ReserveNatural SiteLake in Managua, Nicaragua
  18. Somoto Canyon National MonumentNatural SiteProtected canyon and national monument in Nicaragua
  19. GreytownPolitical SiteTown in Nicaragua, Río San Juan Department, administrative seat of Municipality of San Juan de Nicaragua
  20. Laguna de NejapaNatural SiteNejapa Lagoon in Managua, Nicaragua
  21. National Palace of CultureLandmarkHistoric neoclassical cultural palace built 1936–1940 in District I, Managua municipality, Managua Department, Nicaragua; houses the Julio Cortázar Museum of Contemporary Art
  22. Cerro Wawashang Natural ReserveNatural SiteNature reserve in Nicaragua
  23. Masaya Volcano National ParkNatural SiteNational park in Nicaragua
  24. Miraflor Natural ReserveNatural SiteNature reserve in Nicaragua

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