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Casa de los Leones & Fundación Casa de los Tres Mundos
OFFLINE MAP
(Parque Central, 50m N; adult/child US$0.40/0.25; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Sat & Sun)
Foun-
ded in 1986 by Ernesto Cardenal, the Fundación Casa de los Tres Mundos moved to eleg-
ant 1720 Casa de los Leones in 1992. At the entrance, a board lists special events: poetry
readings, classical ballet, folkloric dance and free movies. During regular business hours,
your entrance fee buys you a look at a beautiful mansion and a few art displays.
CULTURAL BUILDING
MUSEUM
Mi Museo
OFFLINE MAP
(Calle Atravesada, Cine Karawala, ½c N; 8am-5pm)
This museum displays an incred-
ible private collection of ceramics dating from at least 2000 BC to the present. Hundreds
of beautifully crafted pieces were chosen with as much an eye for their artistic merit as
their archaeological significance. They are displayed in the grand old adobe with the same
aesthetic awareness. Guided tours are worth it.
Nicaragua Butterfly Reserve
(
www.backyardnature.net/nbr
;
admission US$7; 8am-4pm Mon-Sat)
About 4km from Granada
on the dirt road that leads from the cemetery to Laguna de Apoyo, this
mariposario
(but-
terfly farm) offers interesting tours. It's about a 45-minute walk; take Calle de las Co-
medias where it branches off to the right of the cemetery at the western edge of town.
PARK
Fortaleza La Polvora
OFFLINE MAP
(donations appreciated; 8am-5pm)
Originally called the Fortaleza de Armas when it was
constructed in 1748, this lavishly turreted Spanish fortress still has the best view in town,
over ancient, water-stained church domes all the way to Lago de Nicaragua. You can also
check out a roomful of paintings and a couple of artifacts. It was undergoing renovations
at press time.
FORT
Antigüa Estación del Ferrocarril
OFFLINE MAP
LANDMARK
Nine long blocks north of town along Calle Atravesada you'll find
Parque Sandino
, next
vocational school. It was built in 1882 and operational in 1886; the US Marines re-
