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Nandaime, vue sur le Mombacho
1c Nicaragua issue 1895 Franqueo Oficial, central red postmark of NANDAIME.  YvS52 MiD52
Original caption: 42-2696-B - Mrs. Thos. A. Jones, President Samoza of Nicaragua and Thos. A. Jones at Nandaime. J. K. Hillers - March 1, 1942. 42-2697 - Church at Nandaime, Nicaragua. J.K. Hillers - March 1, 1942. State: Nicaragua.
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Nandaime

Granada Department, Nicaragua · North America

About Nandaime

Nandaime is worth a stop: 20 minutes from La Paz de Carazo, 19km from Apoyo Lagoon.

Nandaime is in Granada Department, Nicaragua, with about 21,000 people. The nearest town is La Paz de Carazo, about 11 km away.

Nandaime is a town and a municipality in the Granada department of Nicaragua. Nandaime is a small town in the southwestern part of the country. It is located on the Panamerican highway which crosses the Pacific area of Nicaragua, at a distance of 67 km from Managua, capital of the Republic, and 20 kilometers from

Read more Granada, the departmental capital. The patron saints are St. Anne and San Joaquín. It was elevated to city on October 29, 1890. The name Nandaime is derived from the Chorotega word "nanda" (meaning "arroyo", or stream) and the suffix "-ime" (indicating abundance). Nandaime means "place of abundant streams".

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Within an hour or so of Nandaime: Apoyo Lagoon (19 km), Granada, Nicaragua (22 km), Masaya Volcano (28 km), Cristo de la Misericordia, San Juan del Sur (59 km).

Where is Nandaime?

Nandaime is in Granada Department, Nicaragua, about 11 km from La Paz de Carazo.

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Quick Information

Population
20,810
Continent
North America
Country
Nicaragua
Region
Granada Department
Timezone
America/Managua
Coordinates
11.7570, -86.0529

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Worth the detour from Nandaime

4 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.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Granada, Nicaragua

One of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas with colorful Spanish architecture, a lakefront, and views of Mombacho Volcano.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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.

28 km · about 30 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Cristo de la Misericordia, San Juan del Sur

One 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.

59 km · about 70 min drive

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  • 59 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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Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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59 km awayPop. 7,790

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