Masaya
Masaya is a small city in Nicaragua, midway between Managua and Granada. The town sits perilously close to the Volcan Masaya, an active volcano with constant plumes of sulfuric smoke. Wikivoyage
Population 139,582 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Nicaragua
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Cailagua Archaeological site · 350 m
- Petroglifos Del Cailagua Attraction · 390 m
- A los Marimberos Memorial · 650 m
- A los Héroes y Mártires del Repliegue a Masaya Memorial · 660 m
- Héroes de la Revolución Sandinista Monument · 820 m
- Placa de Derrota de los Filibusteros Memorial · 830 m
- 17 de Octubre Memorial · 860 m
- Placa de los Caídos frente a los filibusteros Memorial · 910 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.