San Francisco de Cuapa (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ fɾanˈsisko ðe ˈkwapa]) is a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua.

The first mayor was Manuel Antonio Zelaya Meneses and the vice-mayor was Oscar Velasquez Gonzalez.

According to Bernardo, this began on April 15 when he saw a strange light emanating from a statue of the Virgin Mary in the parish church.

[6] According to the legend, a duende fell in love with a young woman named Flor, and stole her family's donkey, which they placed on top of the Piedra.

Other local folklore includes a tree that is said to shed tears from its branches at midnight, and the legend that any man who bathes in a particular place will marry a woman from the area and never leave.