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Footprints and botanical records in Managua
Acahualinca preserves human tracks in volcanic deposits. A 2017 education guide also documented an arboretum and a university herbarium in Managua.
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Acahualinca tracks preserved in volcanic tuff
A study in the International Journal of Earth Sciences places two pits with human footprints in the Acahualinca barrio in Managua’s northern outskirts. The footprint layer is tuff within a series of rapidly accumulated volcanic ash (tephra) deposits; in the northern pit the swath of footprints is up to 5.6 metres wide, and in its central group people walked in each other’s footsteps, which makes the number of individuals hard to determine.[1]
An arboretum arranged around ecological regions
A 2017 Ministry of Education guide described the National Arboretum Juan Bautista Salas Estrada as a small educational woodland in Managua. It listed 235 Nicaraguan plant species, native and representative of four ecological regions, each with its common and scientific name.[2]
A 2017 guide recorded a university herbarium
The same 2017 guide placed Nicaragua’s National Herbarium on the Universidad Centroamericana campus on Avenida Universitaria and reported that it was founded in 1970. It said the herbarium holds specimens from the country’s ecosystems.[2]
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A few clear answers before you explore.
Where are the Acahualinca footprints located?
In two pits in the Acahualinca barrio, in Managua’s northern outskirts.[1]
How many ecological regions does the arboretum represent?
The 2017 guide listed four ecological regions, with native and representative plant species.[2]
Where did the 2017 guide locate Nicaragua’s National Herbarium?
At the Universidad Centroamericana campus on Avenida Universitaria in Managua, according to the guide.[2]
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