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Ruins of León Viejo

French: Ruines de León Viejo
The Ruins of León Viejo is a World Heritage site in Nicaragua defined by the UNESCO in 2000 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 313 (286, 76) in our monthly survey..

"León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to the social and economic structures of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Moreover, the site has immense archaeological potential."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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