Nicaragua info

The country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of the country, the Caribbean Sea to the east. Falling within the tropics, Nicaragua sits 11 degrees north of the Equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. Nicaragua's capital city is Managua.

The origin of the name 'Nicaragua' is unclear; one theory is that it was coined by Spanish colonists based upon the name of the local chief at that time, Nicarao; another is that it may have meant 'surrounded by water' in an indigenous language (this could either be a reference to its two large freshwater lakes, Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua, or to the fact that it bounded on the east and the west by oceans.

 

Regions in Nicaragua

Mainly rural, Popoyo recently has experienced rapid growth started by surfers drawn to the area for its high density of excellent wave... READ MORE


Rivas is a department of the Republic of Nicaragua, and the capital is the city of Riva.... READ MORE


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