Rivas Department, Nicaragua · North America
Rivas is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Potosí, 29km from Ometepe Island.
Rivas is in Rivas Department, Nicaragua, with about 30,000 people. The nearest town is Potosí, about 7 km away.
Rivas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈriβas]) is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
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Within an hour or so of Rivas: Cristo de la Misericordia, San Juan del Sur (21 km), Ometepe Island (29 km), Granada, Nicaragua (56 km), Apoyo Lagoon (58 km).
Rivas is in Rivas Department, Nicaragua, about 7 km from Potosí.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A figure-eight island formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua, with petroglyphs, wildlife, and a lost-world atmosphere.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas with colorful Spanish architecture, a lakefront, and views of Mombacho Volcano.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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