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Vista Alegre

Nicaragua | Masaya project updates

Happy views in Vista Alegre

June 12, 2014July 18, 2025

Vista Alegre is a small community to the south-west of Masaya, a few kilometres out of town and built around the edge of the Masaya Lagoon. The views of the lake and the Masaya volcano give the place its name (‘Happy View’ in Spanish). But the community is poor and struggles to make a living…

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