Leon, Nicaragua: An unvarnished look at downtown
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Uploaded by InternationalLiving on May 29, 2011
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International Living editor Lee Harrison tours downtown León—Nicaragua's intellectual capital, and also a university town. León, the capital of the country for 200 years before Managua was so designated, once served as the country's political, military, cultural, and religious center.
It is said that the only reason that Managua was made the capital was because of its location: between the very liberal León and the very conservative Granada.
León is still the intellectual capital of the country today, and its Municipal Library has good collections. The Metropolitan Cathedral here is considered the most significant colonial structure in all of Central America; many prominent Nicaraguans, including Ruben Dario, are buried inside its walls.
In this video, you'll see:
--A well maintained city with a recent rise in tourism
--A good example of colonial architecture
--More foreign influence -- like an Italian bakery and a new casino
--A lot of wall art and photos as tributes to Nicaraguan freedom
--Book sales at the side of the street and sidewalk vendors selling food and antiques
--A bustling main square
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i went there to eat one day hahah ! i love nicaragua <3
tania87318 1 day ago
the person who clicked the unlike button doesn´t like the city
UltimateMagician42 1 week ago
SOMOS CULTURA Y TRADICION SOMOS UNAN.LEON
MsLester1991 1 week ago
Great video, very informative, great job, thanks,
JGPro2003 1 month ago
good job on the video, and you mentioned a lot of important facts about the city... cool stuff
12amnews 2 months ago
I like this one well done.
ascetics9 5 months ago
its like manila philippines
jbbalitian 5 months ago
Awesome video. Will share it in facebook if you don't mind :)
maleruher 5 months ago
@thejuice902 Spread the word about the people who need help there as well, if you will!
LbenNicaragua 6 months ago
cool video. i loved Nicaragua!!!!!!!!...amazing place
thejuice902 6 months ago