GRANADA, Nicaragua — A statue of renowned Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío stands on Calle La Calzada near Lake Nicaragua's waterfront. The monument, installed in 2013, honors the influential literary figure against the backdrop of Granada's historic streetscape and the lake beyond.


Photograph by David Coleman. The statue of Rubén Darío, erected in 2013 on Calle La Calzada in Granada, Nicaragua, stands as a tribute to one of Latin America's most influential poets. Darío, born Félix Rubén García Sarmiento in 1867, is considered the father of the Modernismo literary movement and a key figure in Spanish-language literature.


Size: 6706px × 4476px
Location: Calle La Calzada, Granada, Granada Department, Nicaragua
Photo credit: © David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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