The Coyotope fortress (fortaleza del Coyotepe), is another great historical attraction around Masaya.
Coyotepe Fortress (Fortaleza) History
The fortress, built in the 19th century, was originally a military defense for the city of Masaya. Today, it’s still an impressive piece of colonial-style Nicaraguan military architecture. There are even small hexagonal towers on the corners of […]

Monimbó is an indigenous community to the south of the city of Masaya. It’s known for its artesanía (handicrafts) workshop, which produces ceramics, shoes, models, and other artefacts. You can even watch the artesans right there as they make their goods.
History of Monimbó
The indigenous people of this area fought valiently against the Spanish […]

In the 1990s, Masaya’s municipal government remade the old market into a handicrafts market aimed at drawing tourists to the city. The Mercado Viejo de Masaya, as it is known in Spanish, is in a central plaza framed by impressive old stone walls. Today, the wares on offer range from truly fine handicrafts, […]

Masaya is one of the biggest cities in Nicaragua. Around 120,000 people live there. The city is only about 30 km southeast from Managua. Masaya is still very much its own city, despite the growth at Managua’s outskirts that threatens to someday swallow up the smaller city.
Masaya is nestled between the […]

If you’ve been in Nicaragua in the last couple months (and to a lesser extent, earlier in 2007), you’ve had to deal with daily blackouts lasting anywhere from two to seven or more hours.
A blogger from Canada sums up many foreigners’ attitudes about Nicaragua’s energy crisis: “…these two basic services [water and electricity] that we […]