Parquet Ruban Dario
Lunes: Monday
This morning we explored the Plaza de la Revolución; the former palace of the notorious dictator Samoza (whose family ruled ruthlessly for 45 years), which now houses the National Palace, a museum of artifacts and art which chronicles archeological, social, and visual developments in Nicaragua. We peered into the former Somoza jails, where political prisoners were tortured by jaguars and wild cats, visited the memorials of martyrs of the revolution, and toured a display detailing the life and death of Sandino, including the shameful involvement of the USA in his assassination.
From there, we saw the newly discovered ancient footprints, which offer evidence of human life in Managua some 6,000 B.C. All this history proved rich background for our evening lecture with Paulette – more about this later.-Elena
Las Ruinas de la Catedral Vieja
Museum of the Footprints of Acahualinca
Plaza de la Revolucion
Prism group on steps inside Palacios Nacional de Cultura
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