La Paz Centro () is a town and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the León Department of

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. The town is located along the highway between

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and León. The small municipality is known for its small shops and

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

. La Paz Centro is the home of the Asososca Lagoon Natural Reserve, which is one of the few water reserves in Nicaragua that remains uncontaminated. La Paz Centro and the bordering town

Nagarote Nagarote () is a town and a municipality in the León Department of Nicaragua. The town of Nagarote has a population of 25,578 while the rural areas surrounding it has a population of 13,448. Nagarote is located from Managua. History Nagarote ...

are in a feud between which town makes the best quesillos. The town was the site of a

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between American Marines and Nicaraguan Liberal rebels in the aftermath of the Nicaraguan Civil War (1926–1927) on May 16, 1927, prior to the Sandino Rebellion.

References

Municipalities of the León Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub