Masatepe
Masatepe
Municipality in Masaya, Nicaragua
Masatepe (Spanish pronunciation: [masaˈtepe]) Masatepe is one of the nine municipalities of the Department of Masaya in Nicaragua. It is located on the plateau of the villages 50 kilometers from Managua along the road to Masaya. It belongs to the tourist corridor of " Los Pueblos Blancos" on top of the coffee-producing Volcanic Plateau. The origin of the word "Masatepe" comes from Nahuatl Mazatl-tepec, «populated deer» or mazatl-tepetl, 'Deer Mountain', which comes from the Nicarao who still inhabit the municipality.[2] Nicarao natives dominate the cocoa production in Masatepe.[3][4]
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