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 * Nicaragua **



Location: Central America Capital: Managua Population: 5,465,100 Flag:The white strips stand for the terreritory of our nation and represenyts the purity of teri fatherhood. The two blue strips mean their territory is bathed by two ocean. The triangle Symbolizes equality.**
 * General Information **
 * Name: Nicaragua

 **1. **** Their currency is called Cordoba named after Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba’s. 19 Nicaragua Cordoba’s equals to 1 U.S. Dollar. ** **4. **** The largest city has 1 million people called, Managua. **
 * 5 Facts **
 * 2. ****  Christopher Columbus arrived on the Caribbean coast of in 1502, in his fourth voyage . **
 * 3. ****  Their religion is 72% of Roman Catholic, 16% Evengelical Christian and the remainder of the population is a mixture of other religions and atheists . **
 * 5. ****  The name comes from the two words “nicarao” and “agua”. Nicarao are the Indian tribe that was living on the shores of Lake Nicaragua when the Spaniards arrived in the 1500’s . **

**Climate **  ** Tropical in lowland, cooler in highlands Tropical climate for most of the country. The dry season is from December to May, and rainy from June to November. The mountains regions have a much cooler climate. **  ** 1. **** Masaya – A beautiful city in Nicaragua. **
 * Famous Attractions **
 *  2.  **** Volcan Masaya National Park – A museum most famous for their volcanos and three craters that have formed from one large boiler. **
 *  3.  **** Granada – it was the main center of the commerce due to the connection of Big Lake Nicaragua with the Caribbean Sea. **
 *  4.  **** Lake Nicaragua – The largest of several freshwater lakes in southwest Nicaragua. **
 * 5. Rio San Juan Beach – A famous historical beautiful beach.

<span style="text-align: center; background-color: #00ffff; display: block; color: #ff00ff; font-size: 260%;">Holidays ** ** 1.  Fiesta Day – August 1 Honor their patron, Saint Domingo 2. San Jacinto Day – September 14 Anniversary of the battle San Jacinto in 1856. 3. Liberation Day / Revolution Day – July 19 Marks the day that the National Liberation Army defeated the Somoza dictatorship. **

** They enjoy a mixture of indigenous and European, especially Spanish. **
 * <span style="text-align: center; background-color: #00ffff; display: block; color: #ff00ff; font-size: 75px;">Popular Music **
 * They like instruments such as the marimba. **