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: : : Altagracia ((:altaˈɣɾasja)) is a municipality in the Rivas Department of Nicaragua. It is the second largest town on the island of Ometepe. Its original name was Astagalpa, meaning ‘house of the herons’ in Nahuatl.〔 ==History== Altagracia is home to a cathedral which was built in 1924. The city has recently installed a sculpture park next to the cathedral that contains important pre-Columbian art made from basalt rock. The figures are of great size, and represent human figures and their alter egos, mainly the eagle and jaguar. Also present in Altagracia is the Museum of Ometepe (''Museo de Ometepe'') with a large archaeological and ethnographic collection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Altagracia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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