Masaya Volcano Park Museum

This National Park comprises an area of 54 km and includes two volcanoes and five craters. The volcanoes have erupted several times in history, and were feared by both the indigenous people and the Spanish conquerors. The Spanish baptized the active Masaya Volcano “La Boca del Infierno or “The Mouth of Hell. They planted a cross, “La Cruz de Bobadilla (named after Father Francisco Bobadilla), on the crater lip in the 16th century in order to exorcise the Devil.