shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNicaragua

on the south shore of Lake Xolotlán

Managua

Name: Managua — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a city that rebuilt around its scars.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The capital sits between a long lake and a string of crater lagoons. The 1972 earthquake levelled the old centre; the cathedral still stands as a shell, deliberately left. The new city grew outward instead of up, low and green, with volcano country to the north and the Pacific an hour west. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Managua, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Managua

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua and seat of its national government, set on the south shore of Lake Xolotlán (also called Lake Managua). The metropolitan area holds roughly 1.05 million residents, about a sixth of the country. Founded as a fishing village and made capital in 1852 as a compromise between rival cities León and Granada, it sits at about 83 m above sea level on a plain pocked with small volcanic crater lakes. The Tiscapa Lagoon, an old crater, lies within the city itself.

— informed by Wikipedia · Managua

— the stone

The old Cathedral of Santiago, built between 1928 and 1938 in a neoclassical style, was gutted by the 23 December 1972 earthquake and never repaired. Its shell still stands in the old centre as a memorial. The new Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and finished in 1993, replaced it; its 63 small domes draw on Mughal and Romanesque cues and are intended to flex during seismic motion.

— informed by Wikipedia · Old Cathedral of Managua

— the water

Lake Xolotlán reaches 1,025 km² and runs along the city's northern edge, fed in part by the western slopes of the Cordillera. To the south, Tiscapa Lagoon sits 50 m below street level inside an extinct crater of perhaps 10,000 years. A chain of similar lagoons (Asososca, Nejapa, Tiscapa) marks the volcanic line through the city. The lake's water is too polluted for swimming; remediation work has been ongoing since 2009.

— informed by Wikipedia · Lake Managua

— where

Nicaragua · Managua, Managua Department

— elevation

83 m · 272 ft

— position

12.1364° N · 86.2514° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km S

Tiscapa Lagoon

crater lake

1 km N

Old Cathedral of Managua

cathedral ruin

60 km NW

Momotombo

stratovolcano

Managua

Tiscapa Lagoon

Old Cathedral of Managua

Momotombo

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Managua — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, on the south shore of Lake Xolotlán in west-central Nicaragua. It lies roughly 45 km east of the Pacific coast and 140 km northwest of the colonial city of Granada.

The municipal population is about 1.05 million, and the metropolitan area roughly 1.4 million, making it by far the largest city in Nicaragua. It covers around 267 km² of low volcanic plain.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Managua just after midnight on 23 December 1972, killing about 10,000 people and destroying the old city centre. Much of that centre was never rebuilt at its original density.

The Cathedral of Santiago was structurally compromised by the 1972 quake and judged unsafe to restore. It was left standing as a memorial and is now a heritage landmark closed to the public interior.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, designed by Ricardo Legorreta and opened in 1993, replaced the ruined one. Its 63 small domes are an earthquake-resilient response to the city's seismic risk.

The dry season runs roughly from November to April, with little rain and daytime highs near 32 C. The rainy season runs May to October and accounts for nearly all of the annual 1,100 mm of rainfall.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. Managua is the city most Nicaraguans pass through and many call home. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note ships well to family abroad.

The warm earth and volcanic-green palette reads well in Latin American Modern, Tropical Modernism, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It pairs cleanly with rattan, terracotta, and dark hardwood.

Yes. Tropical Modernism layers regional craft and lush colour over clean lines, which is exactly the room this piece anchors. It works above a console in linen or rattan-fronted cabinets.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural reads well at six to ten feet. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural fills the wall without crowding.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both handle steam and splash and resist scratching; the Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall pieces and dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles dust and fingerprints. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based sprays. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and does not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and produced in-house. We do not license imagery in or out.

— if this one stayed with you