The Necropolis. The Vatican Scavi (Italian for âexcavationâ) consists of over 20 mausoleums, some containing hundreds of bodies. It seems that many of the mausoleums, which once stood above ground, were used by generations of families to bury their dead.
LeÃ³n is located along the RÃ­o Chiquito, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Managua, and some 18 km (11 miles) east of the Pacific Ocean coast.
Read here how Independence Day is celebrated in Nicaragua, and get to know more about the history of the independence of Nicaragua, obtained on September 15.