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Three kilometres out of Masaya on the road to Managua is the old fort of Coyotepe . Built on a hilltop by the Somoza regime to house political prisoners, the abandoned and decaying structure commands stunning views of Masaya, Laguna de Apoyo and the volcanoes of Masaya and Mombacho, and also offers an eerie reminder of the atrocities carried out here by Somoza's National Guard - bring a torch and you can poke around in the darkened and eerie dungeons. The Sandinistas stormed the fort during the Revolution - the National Guard responded by slaughtering all those inside. From Masaya, take any Managua-bound bus and ask to be let off at the entrance, from where a winding path leads up to the untended fort.
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