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Managua
Managua has suffered earthquake and other damages, but there are still interesting colonial structures. A good starting point for exploring the capital is the old city center. The skeletal structure of the old cathedral is a powerful monument to natural forces that can, in the twinkle of an eye, reclaim the land. The old clock remains frozen at 12:32 AM, the minute the quake struck. The adjacent Palacio Nacional still houses the government. The Palace is also the national art gallery. At the corner of the Palace, the small emerald colored Centro Cultural Managua is a pretty wooden building that was the Gran Hotel in the pre-quake days. On the other side of the plaza, the modern Ruben Dario Theater honors the nation’s most famous poet. Past the malecon, along Calle el Triunfo, huellas de Aacahualinca are fossilized human and animal footprints fleeing a volcanic eruption 8000 years ago.
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