natural wonder
Masaya Volcano
One of the few volcanoes in the world where you can peer directly into an active lava lake from the crater rim, glowing spectacularly at night.
8 km · about 15 min drive
North AmericaNicaraguaMasaya Department
Masatepe
Masaya Department, Nicaragua · North America
About Masatepe
Masatepe is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La Concepción, 8km from Masaya Volcano.
Masatepe is in Masaya Department, Nicaragua, with about 21,000 people. The nearest town is La Concepción, about 6 km away.
Masatepe (Nawat: Masātepēk), (Spanish pronunciation: [masaˈtepe]) is one of the nine municipalities of the Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is located on the plateau of the villages 50 kilometers from Managua along the road to Masaya. It belongs to the tourist corridor of " Los Pueblos Blancos" on top of theRead more
coffee-producing Volcanic Plateau. The origin of the word "Masatepe" comes from the Nawat language and is named after the Nahua chiefdom of Masatepek, which was located in the present-day department of Masaya. Masatepek is a combination of the Nawat words Masat (deer), and -tepek (hill). The literal translation of Masatepek is "deer hill". The Indigenous inhabitants of Masaya are the Nahuas and the Chorotegas, and the Nahuas who still inhabit the municipality dominate the cocoa production in Masatepe.
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What is there to see near Masatepe?
Within an hour or so of Masatepe: Masaya Volcano (8 km), Apoyo Lagoon (13 km), Granada, Nicaragua (21 km).
Where is Masatepe?
Masatepe is in Masaya Department, Nicaragua, about 6 km from La Concepción.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,452
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Region
- Masaya Department
- Timezone
- America/Managua
- Coordinates
- 11.9145, -86.1446
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Worth the detour from Masatepe
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Apoyo Lagoon
A 23,000-year-old caldera lake between Granada and Masaya, 175 m deep and ringed by forest, with six cichlid species found nowhere else. The crater-rim road offers the classic overlook before the descent to the shore.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Granada, Nicaragua
One of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas with colorful Spanish architecture, a lakefront, and views of Mombacho Volcano.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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- 78 kmCristo de la Misericordia, San Juan del SurOne of the tallest Christ statues in the world, on the headland above San Juan del Sur bay. A rough access road and short climb lead to a viewpoint over the whole Pacific crescent: best at sunset.
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