Nicaragua

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Portals to the World: Nicaragua
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U.S.Department of State: Background Note: Nicaragua
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World Health Organization: Nicaragua
Library of Congress: A Country Study: Nicaragua
BBC Country Profile: Nicaragua

Nicaragua News

Google News: Nicaragua
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Nicaragua.com: News in Nicaragua
LA PRENSA: EL Diario de los Nicaragüenses
El Nuevo Diario.com.ni: Daily News

Nicaragua Travel Information

Official Tourism Site: Bienvenido a Nicaragua
TripAdvisor: Nicaragua Tourism
Lonely Planet: Nicaragua Travel Overview
U.S. Department of State: Country Specific Information: Nicaragua
The New York Times: Nicaragua Travel Guide

Nicaragua Politics

Official Site: Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Law Library of Congress: Nicaragua
U.S.Department of State: Nicaragua Government
Wikipedia: Political History of Nicaragua

Nicaragua Facts and History

Wikipedia: History of Nicaragua
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BBC: Timeline: Nicaragua
National Geographic: Nicaragua
URACCAN: Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast
Vianica.com: Nicaragua - Introduction

Nicaragua Maps and Geography

WorldAtlas.com: Nicaragua Color Map
Yahoo! Image Search: Nicaragua Maps
CIA World Factbook: Nicaragua Geography
Library of Congress: Nicaragua - Geography
Cascades Volcano Observatory: Major Volcanoes of Nicaragua - Map

Nicaragua Capital

Mahalo's page on Managua
Wikipedia: Managua
World 66: Managua Travel Guide
Weather Underground: Managua Weather

Nicaragua Major Cities

Wikipedia: Granada | Lelydorp
Wikitravel: Granada Travel Guide
World 66: Granada Travel Guide
NicaTour: Granada Nicaragua

Nicaragua Photos and Videos

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Guide Note

The Republic of Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. It is bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica. The Caribbean Sea is to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Fast Facts

Capital: Managua
Government: Presidential republic
Population: 5,675,356 est. (July 2007)
Currency: Córdoba (NIO)
Exchange Rate
Country Code: 505
Official Language: Spanish
Located 11 degrees north of the equator

Brief History

Around 6000 years ago, Nicaragua was inhabited by Paleo-Indians. Christopher Columbus was the first European to reach Nicaragua in 1502. The capital, León, was destroyed by the Momotombo volcano in 1610, and then rebuilt northwest.

Nicaragua became an independent republic in 1838 but has had a long history of civil war between the liberal elite of León and the conservative elite of Granada. The United States has a controversial history of political involvement in Nicaragua, which resulted in an investigation of the Reagan Administration, and was known as the Iran-Contra Affair

Today, Nicaragua is a developing country, enjoying relative peace and a booming tourist economy.

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