(^62) Managua – León - 93 kilometres
The way to León, Nicaragua’s first capital, was significantly more challenging than
anticipated. The road deteriorated and led along a hilly and potholed route. If I ever
wondered what two tectonic plates smashed together looked like, this was probably
it. I had no energy but battled on until reaching León, dehydrated and unwell.
León was very much a university town and graced by picture-perfect restored
colonial architecture. Construction of León’s most famous building (The Cathedral)
began in 1747 and lasted over a century. Today, the cathedral is the largest in
Central America. According to legend, the city’s leaders feared authorities would
turn down their original grandiose design and submitted a more modest but bogus
set of plans.
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