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Nicaragua is known as "the land of lakes and volcanoes"; pictured is Concepción volcano, seen from Maderas volcano. Peñas Blancas, part of the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve and located northeast of Jinotega in northeastern Nicaragua, is the second-largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere after the Amazonian Rainforest in Brazil
Because Western Nicaragua is located where two major tectonic plates collide, it is subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. [1] Although periodic volcanic eruptions have caused agricultural damage from fumes and ash, earthquakes have been by far more destructive to life and property. [1]
The location of Nicaragua An enlargeable map of the Republic of Nicaragua. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nicaragua: . Nicaragua – sovereign, representative democratic republic and the most extensive nation in Central America. [1]
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, ... and is located in the city's 6th ward, ...
1823 - Nicaragua becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also comprises Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. 1838 - Nicaragua becomes fully independent.
Nicaragua is a nation in Central America.It is located about midway between Mexico and Colombia, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. Nicaragua ranges from the Caribbean Sea on the nation's east coast, and the Pacific Ocean bordering the west.
Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, or Lago de Granada) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km 2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America , [ 2 ] the 19th largest lake in the world (by ...
Managua (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America.Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,055,247 as of 2020, [4] and a population of 1,401,687 [4] in its metropolitan area. [7]