The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal.
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Nicaragua: Managua

Hilltop Monument to Augusto César Sandino After whom the S, Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua, January 2020
Hilltop Monument to Augusto César Sandino
After whom the Sandinistas were named.
The Hugo Chavez roundabout, Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua, January 2020
The Hugo Chavez roundabout
Santiago of Managua Cathedral Heavily damaged in 1972 earthquak, Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua, January 2020
Santiago of Managua Cathedral
Heavily damaged in 1972 earthquake
Lake Managua (aka Lake Xolotlán), Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua, January 2020
Lake Managua (aka Lake Xolotlán)
View to Momotombo Volcano, from the Intercontinental, Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua, January 2020
View to Momotombo Volcano, from the Intercontinental

Managua: National Museum

Palacio Nacional de la Cultura: National Museum, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
Palacio Nacional de la Cultura: National Museum
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum: Precolumbian pottery
National Museum, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum
National Museum, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum
National Museum, Managua: National Museum, Nicaragua, January 2020
National Museum

Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano

I made two visits to the Lava Lake at the Masaya Volcano. By day it's mostly smoke, but at night the bubbling swirling lava is clearly visible.
Masaya by day, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Masaya by day
Distant, smoky, glimpses of red lava, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Distant, smoky, glimpses of red lava
Smoky glimpses of red lava, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Smoky glimpses of red lava
Masaya by night, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Masaya by night
Lava video (3 MB, 4 sec)
Lava video (10 MB, 11 sec)
Lava video (5 MB, 5 sec)
Scotsman at Masaya, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Scotsman at Masaya
Masaya visitor center: List of lava lakes, Nicaragua: Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, January 2020
Masaya visitor center: List of lava lakes

Nicaragua: Granada

Iglesia La Merced, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Iglesia La Merced
Iglesia La Merced interior, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Iglesia La Merced interior
Volcano view from Iglesia La Merced, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Volcano view from Iglesia La Merced
City view from Iglesia La Merced, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
City view from Iglesia La Merced
Cathedral View from Iglesia La Merced, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Cathedral View from Iglesia La Merced
Cathedral, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Cathedral
Cathedral, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Cathedral
Cathedral interior, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Cathedral interior
Town Center, North of cathedral, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Town Center, North of cathedral
San Francisco Convent Museum, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
San Francisco Convent Museum
San Francisco Convent Museum, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
San Francisco Convent Museum
San Francisco Convent Museum, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
San Francisco Convent Museum
Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Lake Nicaragua
Road from the lake back to city.  (Not many tourists today.), Nicaragua: Granada, Nicaragua, January 2020
Road from the lake back to city. (Not many tourists today.)


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