Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Transport
34
Alamo
D3
35
Central Line
D2
(see 30)
36
Lugo
A3
37
Tica Bus
C3
C3
Parque Historico Nacional Loma de Tiscapa
( 8am-8pm Tue-Sun)
Home to what's easily Managua's most recognizable landmark,
Sandino's somber silhouette, this national historic park was once the site of the Casa Pres-
idencial, where Sandino and his men were executed in 1934; what looks like a dilapidated
parking structure was for decades one of Nicaragua's most notorious prisons.
You can see Sandino, hastily erected by the departing Frente Sandinista de Liberación
Nacional (FSLN; Sandinista National Liberation Front) government after its electoral loss
in 1990, from almost anywhere in town; begin your ascent at the Crowne Plaza. You'll
lake views, which is today a memorial to those killed in the revolution.
The top of
Loma de Tiscapa
is actually the lip of Volcán Tiscapa's beautiful little crater
lake, with incredible views of the city, both cathedrals and Volcán Momotombo, plus
Can-
son US$15)
, a small but fun 1.2km, three-platform, 25-minute tour. Keep in mind that, des-
pite a vigorous clean-up campaign, the lake is polluted with untreated sewage.
PARK
Arboretum Nacional
(National Arboretum; admission US$0.30; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri)
These modest gardens, incon-
veniently located halfway between Barrio Martha Quezada and the Plaza Monumental on
Av Bolívar (well, it's convenient if you're making the hot 40-minute walk between them),
features more than 200 species of plants divided into Nicaragua's five major life zones.
GARDENS
