Alejandro Martinez, "Andico"
Alejandro Martinez: popularly known as "Andico", he was one of the exponents of regional popular music, as a singer and composer, he left a great legacy that today is part of the musical heritage of Nicaragua.
Hilda Diaz y Rita Henriquez: village midwives. The latter known as Mama Rita, died at the age of 100, she attended and saw the birth of a large number of people from the Tismeño people.
Benito Pichardo: storyteller and storyteller of the town. His main characteristic was going to the candles to tell stories, being a great improviser and storyteller who enlivened the nights with his stories, myths and legends of Tisma.
A recognized character in the municipality is the teacher Wilfredo castro, who permanently cares for the archaeological heritage of the municipality.
Salvador Sotelo: great transformer of wood in rustic works, makes the famous cart beds, yokes, plows, crosses and coffin.
Tisma, still preserves its cultural historical legacy, through its stories and popular legends, among these:
The appearance of the chapincita on the tip of the boat, alluding to the image of Virgen de la Asunción, its Patron Saint.
The lizard that ate the cows, the monkey and the haunted pig, the haunted hen with chicken, the haunted horse that goes out through the streets and nobody sees it, and the ghost that comes out on the road that goes to the lagoon, among others. The legend of King Moctezuma is also very popular. According to the story, the king is buried with his golden chair and all his treasure in the lagoon system.
Professor Wilfredo Castro
The headless horseman, they say that for Easter on the coast of the wetland or lagoon, a headless man dressed all in black, with a black cape and mounted on a black horse walks. The headless horseman makes his journey on the last Friday of each month when there is a full moon.
The municipality has an organized folk dance group: El Tismayap / Tismayán.
In Tisma you can find handicrafts made of tule, royal palm and coconut palm brooms and hammocks that are distinguished from those of Masaya for their color and thickness.
At Mi Ranchito ceramic workshop, You will be able to appreciate the elaboration of pieces of clay in a traditional way, as well as see the elaboration of the hammocks in the Jalina Hammock Workshop.
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Tisma Day Laborers
In the Central Park you can interact with the inhabitants of the area, take a tour of its platforms and if the children want to play sports.
The wetlands of Laguna de Tisma are ideal for researching the native fauna of the area, as well as migratory birds that take advantage of the benefits of the ecosystem to feed themselves, it is also ideal for bird watching.
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