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	Nicaragua - Simple English Wikipedia
		Nicaragua became a colony of Spain in 1524, and became a self run state in 1821, joining the United Provinces of Central America.
		Nicaragua was one of the richest countries in Central America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Nicaragua's pre-Colombian population consisted of the Nahuatl-speaking Nicarao people of the west, and six ethnic groups including the Miskitos, Ramas and Sumos in the Caribbean region.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicaragua (1382 words)

	Nicaragua - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The country's name is a portmanteau of Nicarao, the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited the shores of Lago Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and the Spanish word Agua, meaning water, due to the presence of the large lakes Lago Nicaragua and Lago Managua in the region.
		Nicaragua offered assistance during World War 2, and was the first country in the world to ratify the UN Charter.
		Nicaragua's pre-Colombian population consisted of the Nahuatl-speaking Nicarao people of the west after whom the country is named, and six other ethnic groups including the Miskitos, Ramas and Sumos along the Caribbean coast.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nicaraguan (2348 words)

	Nicaragua in 2001 ( ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Columbus sailed down the coast of Nicaragua in 1502 but the first settlements of Granada and Leon were established only in 1524.
		Leon which was land locked on Lago de Managua was made the capital in spite of its lesser economic potential.
		Managua, on the southern shore of Lake Managua, became the capital of Nicaragua in 1858 as a compromise between liberal Leon to the north-west and conservative Grenada to the south-east.
	berclo.net /page01/01en-nicaragua.html (1335 words)

	Lake Nicaragua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Nicaragua (Spanish: Lago de Nicaruagua) or Lake Cocibolca (Spanish: Lago Cocibolca) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua of tectonic origin.
		The lake is connected with the Caribbean Sea by the navigable San Juan River, historically making the lakeside city of Granada, Nicaragua an Atlantic port.
		Plans were made to take advantage of this route to build an interoceanic canal, the Nicaragua Canal, but the Panama Canal was built instead.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Nicaragua (343 words)

	About Nicaragua, Our guide to Nicaragua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Nicaragua was settled as a colony of Spain in the 1520s and gained its independence in 1821.
		Nicaragua is located in the heart of Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras, 13 degrees North of the equator.
		Nicaragua boasts an astounding 910 km of coastline as it touches both the Carribean Sea to the east and Pacific Ocean to the west.
	www.surfnicaragua.com /surfnica/nicaragua.htm (524 words)

	Arenas Bay, Nicaragua - About Nicaragua
		Nicaragua is a stunningly beautiful country with lush tropical forests and miles of sandy beaches.
		Nicaragua is a democratic republic and its leaders are committed to improving the economy and the well-being of its citizens.
		Nicaragua is an ideal location to visit or to invest and to live.
	www.arenasbay.com /nicaragua.asp (379 words)

	Nicaragua Country Profile
		Republica de Nicaragua, the land of lakes and volcanoes borders Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.
		However, visit Nicaragua and you can't remain immune to the country's extraordinary landscape of volcanoes (17 in total), lakes, mountains and vast plains of rainforest.
		Most of Nicaragua's population lives in the hot, relatively dry and fertile Pacific lowlands, where much of the agriculture is centred.
	www.donquijote.org /tourist/profiles/paises/republicadenicaragua (1431 words)

	Nicaragua
		Nicaragua is best known not for its stunning landscapes or vast cultural treasures, but for a war in which a popular uprising was suppressed by a US-backed government.
		Nicaragua is a fascinating destination for those travellers who have an awareness of history and enjoy getting to know the grass roots.
		The capital of Nicaragua is spread across the southern shore of Lago de Managua and is crowded with more than a quarter of Nicaragua's population.
	www.poltskof.com /nicaragua.htm (2345 words)

	Amigos de Nicaragua: History
		The earliest traces of human habitation in Nicaragua are the 10,000-year-old Footprints of the Acahualinca - prints preserved under layers of volcanic ash of people and animals running towards Lago de Managua.
		Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821, along with the rest of Central America.
		In 1848, the British seized the port at the mouth of the Río San Juan on the Caribbean coast and renamed it Greytown.
	www.amigosdenicaragua.org /history.htm (1013 words)

	Nicaragua travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony in the early 16th century.
		Nicaragua was on the verge of a civil war; Walker sided with one of the factions and was able to gain control of the country, hoping that the US would annex Nicaragua as a southern slave state.
		Nicaragua doesn't have as many language schools as can be found in Guatemala or Costa Rica, but a few have sprouted up in the last few years, particularly in colonial Granada and Esteli in the north.
	wikitravel.org /en/Nicaragua (2489 words)

	Articles - Nicaragua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Today Nicaragua is renowned to be the safest country in Mesoamerica and one of the safest in the American continent, ironically, much of Nicaragua´s early politics following independence were characterized by the rivalry between the liberal Ã©lite of LeÃ³n and the conservative Ã©lite of Granada.
		Nicaragua´s tropical east coast is very different from the rest of the country.
		Nicaragua has historically been a literary treasure in poetry of the Hispanic world with internationally renowned contributors such as Ruben DarÃo who is widely acclaimed as the Father of Modernism and Prince of Spanish Literature.
	winacea.com /articles/Nicaragua (2829 words)

	Amigos de Nicaragua: Environment
		Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
		Lago de Nicaragua supports unusual fish, including the world's only freshwater sharks, as well as a huge variety of bird-life.
		Nicaragua was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in November 1998, when more than a year's worth of rain fell in in just seven days.
	www.amigosdenicaragua.org /environment.htm (332 words)

	SOS Children's Villages - Country Information on Nicaragua
		The climate in Nicaragua's coastal areas is tropical, with a mean temperature of 25.5°C. In the higher-lying regions in the country's interior temperatures range between 15.5 and 26.5°C. The rainy season lasts from May to November.
		Lago de Nicaragua is the habitat of many unusual species of fish, including the world's only freshwater sharks.
		Previous to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, the region of present-day Nicaragua was dominated by Chibcha and Maya cultures.
	www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/country_information_nicaragua.html (1210 words)

	Nicaragua - Geography
		Nicaragua, approximately the size of New York state, is the largest country in Central America.
		The rift is occupied in part by the largest freshwater lakes in Central America: Lago de Managua (56 kilometers long and 24 kilometers wide) and Lago de Nicaragua (about 160 kilometers long and 75 kilometers wide).
		Lago de Nicaragua in turn drains into the Río San Juan (the boundary between Nicaragua and Costa Rica), which flows through the southern part of the rift lowlands to the Caribbean Sea.
	countrystudies.us /nicaragua/20.htm (698 words)

	Nicaragua tourism information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Nicaragua is best known not for its landscape or cultural treasures, but for the 1979 Sandinista revolution and subsequent Contra war, in which the people rose up in hope only to be derailed by US-orchestrated interference.
		Nicaragua is a fascinating destination for those travelers who shun seeing 'sights,' have an awareness of history and enjoy getting to know a country on a grassroots level.
		León is traditionally the most liberal of Nicaragua's cities and remains the radical and intellectual center of the country.
	www.costaricapages.com /nicaragua/nicaragua_information.htm (2634 words)

	Nicaragua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Nicaragua is the largest country of Central America, covering an area of 50,464 square miles (130,700 square km).
		Nicaragua's maximum length from north to south is about 275 miles (440 km), and its maximum width from east to west is about 280 miles (450km).
		Nicaragua es un destino turístico que ofrece opciones en turismo alternativo.
	www.enicaragua.net (1017 words)

	PartOne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Although the population of Nicaragua grew somewhat because of the introduction of livestock, the economy was devastated by trade restrictions imposed by Spain, by natural disasters, and by foreign attacks.
		The British declared eastern Nicaragua to be a protectorate of the English crown in the second half of the century.
		Nicaragua’s thirty-five-year period of relative calm under conservative administrations (between 1858 and 1893) was broken in 1893 by liberal José Santos Zelaya.
	www.faculty.fairfield.edu /faculty/hodgson/Courses/so191/Project2002/AngelaS/PartOne.html (2649 words)

	SOS Children's Villages: Country Information on Nicaragua
		Nicaragua is frequently hit by violent hurricanes, like in 1998, when Hurricane Mitch caused huge devastation all over the country.
		Lago de Nicaragua is home to many unusual species of fish, including the world's only freshwater sharks.
		The Solentiname Archipelago in Lago de Nicaragua is famous as a haven for artists, poets and craftspeople.
	www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/country_information_on_nicaragua.html (1263 words)

	Excite - Travel Guide - History & Culture
		The ArchipiÃ©lago de Solentiname in Lago de Nicaragua is famous as a haven for artists, poets and craftspeople.
		Spanish is the language of Nicaragua, but English and a number of Indian languages are spoken on the Caribbean coast.
		A typical meal in Nicaragua consists of eggs or meat, beans and rice, salad (cabbage and tomatoes), tortillas and fruit in season.
	www1.excite.com /travel/travelguide/history/0,20310,Central_America-484,00.html (1339 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Nicaragua \| History
		By this time it was widely known that the USA was funding the Contras, often covertly through the CIA, and Congress passed a number of bills that called for an end to the funding.
		In Nicaragua, heavy rains following in the wake of the storm kicked off a mudslide at Volcn Casita that buried several villages.
		The tragedy prompted several nations to cancel Nicaragua's debt in late 1999, and the country is slowly rebuilding.
	www.lossless-audio.com /usa/357665973.htm (1138 words)

	Global Exchange : History of Nicaragua
		The culture and food of the peoples of western Nicaragua also confirmed a link with the early inhabitants of Mexico; the staple foods of both populations were corn, beans, chili peppers, and avocados, still the most common foods in Nicaragua today.
		The people of eastern Nicaragua appear to have traded with and been influenced by the native peoples of the Caribbean, as round thatched huts and canoes, both typical of the Caribbean, were common in eastern Nicaragua.
		Nicaragua sues the US in World Court and in June 1986, the Court finds the US guilty of violating international law.
	www.globalexchange.org /countries/americas/nicaragua/NicaraguaHistory.html (972 words)

	Tampabay.com & Sptimes.com Online Forums : How about Nicaragua for Spring Break? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The word Nicaragua is derived from the combination of the name for a Central American native tribe, the Nicarao and “agua” the Spanish word meaning water, which together signifies the tribal land along the shores of one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes the Lago Nicaragua.
		Nicaragua is now a safe migratory path for tourists in Central America located between Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.
		Nicaragua gained independence in 1821 along with all of other Central American countries and they were the first in 1938 to become an independent republic.
	forums.sptimes.com /Forums/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=19&t=000937 (927 words)

	Nicaragua Transportation - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		In 1993 Nicaragua had 26,000 kilometers of roads; 4,000 kilometers were paved, 2,200 kilometers were gravel, and the rest were earthen (see fig.
		In 1993, however, eastern Nicaragua remained almost without roads, and the primary road to the region from the west stopped at Rama short of the Caribbean coast.
		Corinto and Puerto Sandino are Nicaragua's principal ports on the Pacific Coast; the smaller Caribbean coast ports are Puerto Cabezas, Bluefields, and El Bluff.
	www.photius.com /countries/nicaragua/economy/nicaragua_economy_transportation.html (508 words)

	Nicaragua - Foreign Intervention, 1850-68
		British and United States interests in Nicaragua grew during the mid-1800s because of the country's strategic importance as a transit route across the isthmus.
		Afraid of Britain's colonial intentions, Nicaragua held discussions with the United States in 1849, leading to a treaty that gave the United States exclusive rights to a transit route across Nicaragua.
		This pact marked the beginning of an era of peaceful coexistence between Nicaragua's political parties, although the onus of the liberals' initial support of Walker allowed the conservatives to rule Nicaragua for the next three decades.
	countrystudies.us /nicaragua/8.htm (1641 words)

	Volcanoes.ca - Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua
		In western Nicaragua, the CAVF bisects the Nicaraguan Depression from Cosiqüina volcano in the northwest to Maderas volcano in Lago Nicaragua.
		Western Nicaragua consists of 4 principal geological provinces paralleling the Mesoamerican trench: 1) Pre-Cretaceous to Cretaceous ophiolitic suite; 2) Tertiary basins; 3) Tertiary volcanics; and the 4) Active Quaternary volcanic range.
		Further south in Lago Nicaragua, Zapatera, Concepcion and Maderas volcanoes mark the end of Nicaraguan section of the CAVF (Van Wyk de Vries, 1993).
	volcanoes.ca /Masaya/nicgeol.html (349 words)

	Nicaragua & Cayos Miskitos Travel, Hotel, Restaurant and Activities Vacation Guide - Caribe Resource
		Nicaragua also disputes the Treaty of Quita Sueño, ratified by the US Senate in July 1981, which awarded the uninhabited islands of Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Cay and the Serrana Bank to the nation of Colombia.
		The south, central interior of Nicaragua is dominated by the large Lago de Nicaragua (Lake Nicaragua), the largest fresh water lake in Central America (3,100 square miles).
		Nicaragua has become popular as a surfing destination, however this activity is concentrated on the Pacific Ocean side of the country at Popoyo Beach, not far from the town of Las Salinas (San Juan Del Sur province, approximately 3 hours from Managua).
	www.cariberesource.com /nicaragua/nicaragua.html (2019 words)

	Travel to Nicaragua - Technical travel information
		Neighbours: Nicaragua is bordered on the north by Honduras, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by Costa Rica, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
		The Nicaraguan highlands cross Nicaragua from the northwest to the southeast.
		The coastal regions of Nicaragua have a tropical climate with a pleasant mean average temperature of 25°C (77°F).
	amerikaventure.com /fiches_info/Nicaragua.html (1248 words)

	Surfing in Nicaragua
		Unlike Costa Rica to the south, Nicaragua's best surf breaks are not spread out all over the country but concentrated in one area along its SW Pacific coastline in the province of Rivas.
		The Lago de Nicaragua effect is a phenomenon whereby the dominant NE trades from the Caribbean are accelerated across Nicaragua’s narrow land mass by the absence of mountains in this southern region and by the presence Lake Nicaragua, a massive inland lake approximately one-half as wide as the country.
		The economy is now growing at a rapid pace and Nicaragua is learning from its neighbor Costa Rica and is encouraging tourism as a main form of income for many of its lesser fortunate people.
	www.wavehunters.com /nicaragua/nicaragua.asp (705 words)

	Blue Wing's - World Class Vacations
		The result is an incredible diversity of terrain, flora and fauna, and weather concentrated in a country barely bigger than the state of New Hampshire.
		Lago de Nicaragua in turn drains into the Rio San Juan (the boundary between Nicaragua and Costa Rica), which flows through the southern part of the rift lowlands to the Caribbean Sea.
		The valley of the Rio San Juan forms a natural passageway close to sea level across the Nicaraguan isthmus from the Caribbean Sea to Lago de Nicaragua and the rift.
	www.bluwing.com /maps.php (385 words)

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