Nicaragua

Nicaragua sits between 11 degrees and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere. Nicaragua's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot. The capital city of Nicaragua is Managua.

Nicaragua increasingly became a subject of substantial interest because of its geographic position for a canal that would service the Windward Passage.

initial plans for the Nicaraguan Canal waterway, the prospect of a Nicaraguan ecocanal has remained the subject of interest, with its construction in progress. Eighteen years after leaving the federal Republic it also became the center of William Walker's Golden Circle filibustering in Central America.

norteamericanos que ocuparon Nicaragua y colocaron en la presidencia del país a Adolfo Díaz.

Solo en Nicaragua murieron casi 4,000 personas, 5,000 resultaron desaparecidas y más de un millón de personas resultaron damnificadas. A todo ello se le unieron cuantiosos daños materiales y económicos que devastaron aún más la ya de por si maltratada economía nicaragüense.

En Nicaragua se encuentran desde sabanas, hasta montañas vírgenes con especies autóctonas, y goza de tener uno de los lagos más grandes del mundo, con especies exóticas como el tiburón de agua dulce; mesetas aún despobladas con clima primaveral todo el año en el centro y pacífico del

Nicaragua more competitive than China in apparel production June 29, 2011 (Nicaragua) According to the results of a recent study conducted by Mary O’Rourke, President and Managing Director of the textiles and apparel consulting firm O’Rourke Group Partners, Nicaragua was found

By 2010, Nicaragua was the 12th largest worldwide apparel supplier to the U.S. in volume, thus becoming an important player in the global textile and apparel industry.

* Nicaragua more competitive than China in apparel production, June 29, 2011 * Becky Egers joins iconic Woolrich brand, June 29, 2011 * Sales of rolled up trousers soars; Peacocks confirms 'mankle'

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COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Nicaragua is a developing country with a government that has grown increasingly hostile toward the United States during the past year.

Nicaragua presents many opportunities for tourists. At the same time its tourism infrastructure is very basic and generally not up to international standards, with the exception of several large, international chain hotels in Managua which primarily cater to a business or government clientele.

The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838.

Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra was elected president in 2006.

Educators of Nicaragua or ANDEN, National Union of Employees or UNE, National Union of Farmers and Ranchers or UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central or CST, and Union of Journalists of Nicaragua or UPN); Permanent Congress of Workers or CPT (an umbrella group of four non-Sandinista labor

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Officials in Nicaragua say lightening struck a small boat, and the driver was knocked into the water and his body hasn't been found. The six passengers on the craft have been treated for injuries.

boat in NicaraguaMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Officials in Nicaragua say lightening struck a small boat, and the driver was knocked into the water and his body hasn't been found. The six passengers on the craft have been treated for injuries.

Nicaraguan and Cuban Human Rights Organizations come together in video conference More » * Apr. 27 - New poetry anthology Apr.

researcher came to Nicaragua for a week of presentations and poetry workshops » * Apr. 25 - U.S. teacher visits school in Chinandega Apr. 25 - U.S.

A 6th grade teacher from Chandler, Arizona, visited Nicaragua for 2 weeks » * group photo. Ambassador Callahan in center Apr.

Nicaragua is a country in Central America. It has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea, in the east, and the North Pacific Ocean, in the west, and has Costa Rica to the southeast and Honduras to the northwest.

city of Nicaragua is Managua. Roughly one quarter of the nation's population lives in the Nicaraguan capital, making it the second largest city and metropolitan area in Central America.

Nicaragua is dotted by several lakes of volcanic origin, the largest being Lago de Nicaragua. Managua, the capital, sits on the shores of the polluted Lago de Managua.

Most Nicaraguans are of both European and indigenous ancestry, and the culture of the country reflects the mixed Ibero-European and indigenous heritage of its people.

Most Nicaraguans live in the Pacific lowlands and the adjacent interior highlands. The population is 58% urban.

principal towns: Granada on Lake Nicaragua, and Leon, located west of Lake Managua. Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821, briefly becoming a part of the Mexican Empire and then a member of a federation of independent Central American provinces. In 1838, Nicaragua became an independent republic.

* Nicaraguan Revolution * Sandinistas and the Contras * 1990s and the Post-Sandinista Era

* in 1992 about 10-15% of the Nicaraguan population emigrated to the U.S.

the Nicaraguan Rice Rat is one of only two mammals endemic to Nicaragua? * William Gore Ouseley (pictured), a diplomat noted for representing British interests in Nicaragua and Honduras, found one of the

Map of NicaraguaMap of Nicaragua President: Daniel Ortega (2007) Land area: 46,430 sq mi (120,254 sq km); total area: 49,998 sq mi (129,494 sq km) Population (2010 est.): 5,995,928 (growth rate: 1.7%); birth rate: 22.

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Nicaragua is mountainous in the west, with fertile valleys. Two big lakes, Nicaragua and Managua, are connected by the Tipitapa River. The Pacific coast is volcanic and very fertile. The swampy Caribbean coast is aptly called the “Mosquito Coast.

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A former Nicaraguan foreign minister who had been appointed by Libya to be its envoy to the United Nations has changed his plans and will represent Nicaragua instead.

in monuments to Nicaragua’s revolutionary past, as speculation rises that Mr. Ortega may soon officially announce his re-election campaign.

November 14, 2010MORE ON NICARAGUA AND: RADIO, ELECTION ISSUES, POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, ORTEGA, DANIEL, GADEA, FABIO, GARMENDIA, JOSE June 17, 1987: Our Central American Misadventure By ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR.

Nicaragua (Spanish: República de Nicaragua, IPA ) is a democratic republic in Central America. It is the largest nation in the isthmus, but also the least densely populated with a demographic similar in size to its smaller neighbours.

A member of Movement of Sexual Diversity from Nicaragua poses for a photograph during a gay pride parade in Managua June 28, 2011. Thousands of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people marched to celebrate International Gay Pride Day. Pause Play 1/25 prev 1.

A member of Movement of Sexual Diversity from Nicaragua poses for a photograph during a gay pride parade in Managua June 28, 2011. Thousands of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people marched to celebrate International Gay Pride Day.

Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. http://wn.

city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in 1852.

Nicaragua ( ) officially the Republic of Nicaragua (, ), is a representative democratic republic. It is the largest country in Central America with an area of 130,373 km2.