About 150,000 people.

Masaya is known as the City of Flowers and the folklore capital of Nicaragua. It is the best place to find handmade crafts and colorful traditions.
You can shop for hammocks and pottery at the old craft market, watch traditional dancers in costumes, and peek into a bubbling volcano crater full of glowing lava.
The Old Market is packed with handmade hammocks, pottery, and toys made by local artisans.
At Masaya Volcano you can look down into a crater and even see glowing lava at night.