Ruins of León Viejo
Also known as León Viejo, Ruínas de León Viejo, Ruines de León Viejo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Nicaragua
Inscribed
2000
Area
32 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ruins of León Viejo is about 30 km east of León. The nearest other World Heritage site is Area de Conservación Guanacaste, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- León · about 164,000 peopleabout 30 km west
- Managua · about 920,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Chinandega · about 139,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Masaya · about 130,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Jinotepe · about 30,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Estelí · about 108,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Costa RicaNatural204 km away
El SalvadorCultural336 km away
HondurasCultural385 km away
HondurasNatural406 km away
GuatemalaCultural413 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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