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MASAYA
POP 166,500 / ELEV 240M
Coming from Granada, Masaya may seem a bit down at heel. This is a very workaday little
town, unexceptional but for two things - a wonderful, crumbling
malecón
(waterfront
walkway) and the famous artisan market, Mercado Artesanías, where you can stock up for
every birthday, Christmas and anniversary for the rest of your life without buying two of
the same thing. Nicaraguan tourists, by the way, always make sure their visit coincides with
one of Masaya's many spectacular festivals, and there are cultural exhibitions and dances
every Thursday evening.
Masaya is 29km southeast of Managua and 16km northwest of Granada. The city sits at
the edge of Laguna de Masaya, beyond which rises Volcán Masaya, which can be visited
on day trips from here or Granada.
