Ruínas de León Viejo
Abandoned village · Nicaragua
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1524
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 12.401, -86.618
Why it was abandoned
☢️ Disaster
Detected automatically from the text: Город был основан в 1524 году, вскоре после создания колонии, а после землетрясения 1610 года по решению жителей перенесён на 32 километра на его современное местоположение.
History
Ruins of León Viejo is a World Heritage Site in Nicaragua. It was the original location of León. It is the present location of the town of Puerto Momotombo in the Municipality of La Paz Centro of the Department of León. It is administered by the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura.