Ruins of León Viejo World Heritage Site

Official name

Ruins of León Viejo | UNESCO

Country

Nicaragua | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Puerto Momotombo, Municipality of La Paz Centro, Department of León
12.4004° Lat, -86.6163° Lon | Map

Code

613

Time Zone

America/Managua (CST, -0600)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. 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.