natural wonder
Masaya Volcano
One of the few volcanoes in the world where you can peer directly into an active lava lake from the crater rim, glowing spectacularly at night.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Managua Department, Nicaragua · North America
Villa El Carmen sits on the route: 20 minutes from San Rafael del Sur, 37km from Masaya Volcano.
Villa El Carmen is a town located in Managua Department, Nicaragua. With a population of 5,219, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Villa El Carmen sits in Nicaragua. It's in the America/Managua time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Villa El Carmen to your route.
Villa El Carmen, also known as Villa Carlos Fonseca is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. Its sister city is Moscow, Idaho.
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Villa El Carmen is located in Managua Department, Nicaragua, North America. The coordinates are 11.9801 latitude, -86.5057 longitude.
Villa El Carmen has a population of approximately 5,219 people, making it a town in Nicaragua.
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natural wonder
One of the few volcanoes in the world where you can peer directly into an active lava lake from the crater rim, glowing spectacularly at night.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
The 1524 original León, buried by volcanic ash and abandoned in 1610: the only 16th-century colonial city in the Americas never rebuilt over, so its street plan survives intact beneath Momotombo volcano.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A 23,000-year-old caldera lake between Granada and Masaya, 175 m deep and ringed by forest, with six cichlid species found nowhere else. The crater-rim road offers the classic overlook before the descent to the shore.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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