The current town is the fourth settlement after the colonial population was forced to move several times due to invasions, looting and kidnapping by some Caribbean tribes.
The first settlement took place in the area of La Pintada, the second in the land of Mr. Agustín Vega, the third in the vicinity of what was then Villa de Acoyapa. In this place the population lived more than a century. Finally, in 1860 they settled in the Esquipulas Valley.
In 1864, the government of General Tomás Martínez agreed: “The old town of Lóvago in the department of Chontales is moved to a place called El Valle de Los Hurtado on the banks of the Mico River, on its own land, and the new town will bear the name of San Pedro de Lovago.
Cattle herd
San Pedro de Lóvago received the category of city in 2009. It is also known as "Capital of Peace", because in 1990 it was the scene where the demobilization of the Nicaraguan Resistance took place.
Artistic expressions and manifestations
In their traditional dances we find the dance of giantesses accompanied by the sounds of the bull.
Music. The Grupera Sol band was created in 2014. The direction was under the responsibility of César Lazo.
Traditional trades. His town is mostly livestock. Other trades are farmer, rosquilleras and tortilla makers.
Legends The goblins of the Zanzibar cave.
Local figures who have contributed to the history and culture of the town
Roger Matus Lazo. Professor of different academic levels, prolific writer specializing in the Spanish language. He is a member of the Nicaraguan Academy of Language and has written language and literature school textbooks from the first to the fifth year of high school. He was co-author of Nicaraguan Spanish Dictionary of Use.
Jose Rene Matus Lazo. Literature professor.
Castulo Gonzalez. He was the first to organize the traditional barriers of the municipality for bull riding.
Jose Rene Matus Lazo
Other sites of historical and cultural interest
Zapotal stones: This site shows stones with anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and amorphous forms.
Rock of Quitulia: Its name means "peñón de las oropéndolas" in the Mayan language, it is a kind of cave where there are figures engraved on the rocks, by indigenous cultures.
Painted Stones: Here there are several stones with petroglyphs.
Sanctuary of the Lord of Esquipulas. In January it is visited by thousands of pilgrims who take part in a walk and celebrated religious services. The waters of the well dug in this place are revered as blessed.
The area of La Unión, also known as La Ermita. It is a platform or enlozado of rectangular form and of old construction. Oral tradition affirms that it is a hermitage or the floor of an indigenous temple. The floor or enlozado is oriented to the west and presents two pre-Hispanic stone sculptures in its corners, one represented by a male character and the other that represents a woman. The heads of both have concavities or pools.
El Santa María de la Paz Monastery, of the Trappist Sisters, is a secluded place for meditation, reflection and rest in the midst of liturgical celebrations.
Crafts
In the municipality, spike rosaries are made by the Betlemitas sisters.
In the Puertas de Paris sector there is a centuries-old practice of tanning and preparing leather for saddlery.
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