Parks in Managua, Nicaragua

Parque Histórico Loma de Tiscapa

• The Parque Histórico Loma de Tiscapa was established as a monumental park, and successive regimes have added and changed monuments: The former Monumento Roosevelt is now a monument to those who died in the revolution. The park was also where the palace of president Samoza was situated. The easiest recognizable landmark in the city, the silhouette of president Sandino, sits centrally in the park.

  Alcaldia de Managua,

  Frente al Centro Comercial Zumen, Centro Cívico.

  Apartado Postal #141

  Phone +505-2265-2121

  managua.gob.ni

Arboretum Nacional Juan Bautista Salas

• The national arboretum was set up as an educational institution, and holds more than 200 different kinds of trees found in Nicaragua. Sacaunoche, the national flower, blossoms throughout the park in March, and Malinche, the national tree, blossoms in August. There is an entrance fee of five Cordobas.

  Arboretum Nacional Juan Bautista Salas

  Avenida Bolívar.

  De la rotonda de Plaza Inter,

  75 metros al Norte,

  Managua, Nicaragua.

  +505-222-2558

Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya

• Somewhat to the south of the city center is one of the most spectacular volcanoes in the western hemisphere. The Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya is an active steam volcano, and it is possible to drive up to the rim and see the lava bubbling at the bottom of the crater. There are guided tours, around the crater at night and bike tours around other parts of the volcano. Guided tours also include areas where it may be too risky to go without a guide. The entrance to the park is 75 Cordobas for foreigners and 20 Cordobas for nicaraguans.

  Parque Nacional Volcan Masaya

  Kilometro 23 de la carretera Managua Nindiri, Masaya,

  Nindiri

  Masaya

  Nicaragua

  +505-522-5415

  marena.gob.ni

Parque Central

• The Central Park of Managua is located close to the former Cathedral of Santiago and the Palacio Nacional (now the National Palace of Culture, Palacio Nacional de Cultura). It was inaugurated in 1899. The park now holds an outdoor stage, the Templo de la Musica, as well as statues and mausoleums of Nicaraguan national figures. Bordering on the Central Park is the Parque Rubén Darío, with several more monuments and a cultural center.

  Alcaldia de Managua,

  Frente al Centro Comercial Zumen, Centro Cívico.

  Apartado Postal #141

  Phone +505-2265-2121

  managua.gob.ni