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Nicaragua

Latitude: 12.15083 N Longitude: -86.26833 W Capital: Managua

 
 

Travel in Nicaragua

A total of 31 members have visited 56 locations in Nicaragua.

Together they have written 110 travel stories and uploaded 746 pictures from Nicaragua.

Last visit in Nicaragua was made 2008-03-10 by mira who was in Masaya.

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Short introduction to Nicaragua

Settled as a colony of Spain in the 1520s, Nicaragua gained its independence in 1821. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections in 1990 and again in 1996 saw the Sandinistas defeated. The country has slowly rebuilt its economy during the 1990s, but was hard hit by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

Source: World Factbook

Most pictured locations in Nicaragua

  1. Granada
  2. Leon
  3. San Juan Del Sur
  4. Isla De Ometepe
  5. Masaya

  6. San Juan De Oriente
  7. Las Penitas
  8. Managua
  9. Mombacho
10. Somoto

11. Altagracia
12. Laguna De Apoyo
13. San Juan
14. Lago De Nicaragua
15. El Castillo

16. Esteli
17. Nueva Guinea
18. San Jacinto
19. Matagalpa
20. Corn Islands


Most written from locations in Nicaragua

  1. Granada
  2. Leon
  3. Managua
  4. San Juan Del Sur
  5. San Jose Del Sur

  6. Masaya Volcanic National Park
  7. Esteli
  8. Laguna De Apoyo
  9. Sabalos
10. Altagracia

11. Masaya
12. Nicaragua
13. Mulukuku
14. Miraflores
15. Las Peņitas

16. El Castillo
17. Isla De Ometepe
18. Montelimar
19. Puerto Cabezas
20. Little Corn Island

 


Travel stories from Nicaragua

View of the city of Granada. Taken 2005-11-11 in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua by traveler scottr128.

A very active week

Hi I have just wrapped up what has to be my most physically active week of the trip. When last I wrote I was on my way to Ometepe with 3 Australian women (Alex, Kate, and Mazzie) and an Irish guy ...

  
Tower of the church. Taken 2006-02-11 in Granada, Nicaragua by traveler manana.

Here.... it is wet or hot

Arrived in Granada, Nicaragua today. A beautiful city but bloody hot!!! Gonna cool off first and explore the beauty here......

  
Few drinks on the jetty. Taken 2007-08-25 in San Juan, Nicaragua by traveler ezza.

1 week left of CA

Hi everyone! I know I have been 'slightly' slack with my traveljournals, but have kept a hand written journal of everyday pretty much from day one, so the plan is to do massive updates when I get bac...

  

All stories from Nicaragua

 

Nicaragua external links

Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Nicaragua

 1.  

Nicaragua on Lonely Planet
Nicaragua travel information, images, facts and more.

 2.  

Nicaragua on Wikipedia
Lots of user contributed links and information on Nicaragua.



 
 
 

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