Takes its name from the Indian Nahuatl language: mazatl-yan. Between the Nicaragua Lake, the Managua Lake and the Pacific Ocean lays the city of Masaya, a city that has been able to recap the authenticity of the people of Nicaragua. Known as the birth place of the best painters, drawers, singers, poets and all the art life of Nicaragua; Masaya possess a unique market that not only offer the best value crafts and souvenirs but the most unusual ones. At the market of Masaya it is possible to purchase from a leather lady's wallet to a beautiful embroidered dress or shirt,Wood carved items, dresses, music, books , belts, ashtrays, ceramics, Indian designed art, pipes, kitchen items and other hundreds objects including food, make this place a paradise for shoppers with a very strong and unique Nicaraguan atmosphere

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