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Extract from the Len Travel Guides:
The capital of Nicaragua until 1857,
LEN
, 90km north of Managua, is these days a quiet provincial city - though it would be even quieter were it not for the presence of the
National University
, the country's premier academic institution. The original Len was founded by Hernndez de Crdoba in 1524 at the foot of Volcn Mombotombo, where its ruins - now known as Len Viejo - still lie. The city was subsequently moved northwest to its present-day location soon after Len Viejo's destruction by an earthquake and volcanic eruption in 1609. Today, the city's main attraction is its
Cathedral
, the largest in C... read the whole Len Travel Guides...
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