This fascinating souvenir market is located inside of the former local market, a neo-gothic fort building that was constructed at the end of the XIX century. It was restored and opened as a cultural souvenir market in 1998. Nowadays the shops offer all different kinds of high quality handcraft products at reasonable prices, including colorful hammocks, cigars, authentic ceramic work, fine woodwork, t-shirts, rocking chairs, jewelry, Nicaraguan books and music, paintings, rum and all sort of local souvenirs. The market also offers the opportunity to try some local meals in its restaurants as well as to enjoy several natural fruit shakes.

A few blocks away from the souvenir market visitors can walk into the local or “popular market” full of fruit and vegetables produced in the area, including fresh oranges, mangoes, pineapples, papayas, bananas, passion fruits, avocadoes, tomatoes, sweet pepper, onions, beats, radish, lettuce and other products.

The “Roberto Clemente” baseball stadium is located by the lake front. Roberto Clemente was the famous Puerto Rican Major League Baseball Player who died in an airplane accident on his attempt to bring clothes, food, medicine and other supplies to Nicaraguans who suffered from Managua’s 6.2 magnitude earthquake in 1972.

The baroque church “Our Lady of Asuncion”, originally constructed in 1750, but quite affected by the earthquake in 2000.

A few blocks away from the center, the “San Jeronimo” church can also be appreciated with its neo-classical style.