Nicaragua
Central American republic
Nicaragua is a country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south, with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
It is the largest country in Central America by area but one of the least densely populated.
Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America, dominates the country's southwest.
They spent two weeks traveling through Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan seat of government
Nicaraguan revolutionary political party
- ContrasNicaraguan anti-government fighters
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- OrtegaTaco kit maker
- civil warDomestic armed conflict
National Guard · 1979 · land reform · literacy campaign · filibuster
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- cloud forestMist-immersed mountain ecosystem
- sea turtlesOcean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- howler monkeysVocal New World primates
- jaguarsNew World big cats
quetzals · toucans · sloths · manatees · endemic species · migratory birds · coral reefs · mangroves
Violent sudden release
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
geothermal · fumarole · sulfur · active volcano · volcanic soil · Pacific Ring of Fire
Raised under trees
- arabicaDominant coffee species
- fincaSpanish rural property
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
export · fair trade · cupping · processing · altitude · smallholder · organic
Cake soaked in three milks
Tuned bar percussion instrument
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- patron saintsHoly advocates for groups
- muralsLarge wall paintings
Water in volcanic hollow
- volcanic lakeWater-filled volcanic depression
- ferry crossingBoat trip across water
Managua
Nicaraguan seat of government
Sandinistas
Nicaraguan revolutionary political party
- ContrasNicaraguan anti-government fighters
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- OrtegaTaco kit maker
civil war · National Guard · 1979 · land reform · literacy campaign · filibuster
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- cloud forestMist-immersed mountain ecosystem
- sea turtlesOcean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- howler monkeysVocal New World primates
jaguars · quetzals · toucans · sloths · manatees · endemic species · migratory birds · coral reefs · mangroves · conservation
eruption
Violent sudden release
caldera · geothermal · fumarole · sulfur · active volcano · volcanic soil · Pacific Ring of Fire
shade-grown
Raised under trees
cooperative · export · fair trade · cupping · processing · altitude · smallholder · organic
tres leches
Cake soaked in three milks
marimba
Tuned bar percussion instrument
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- patron saintsHoly advocates for groups
crater lake
Water in volcanic hollow
- volcanic lakeWater-filled volcanic depression
- ferry crossingBoat trip across water
- Hispanic WorldSpain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- 1980s AmericaRonald Reagan, Reagan, Iran-Contra, Contras, Sandinistas
- Central AmericaCosta Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala
- Romance LandsFrance, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Romania
- Central American TradeGuatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize
NicaraguaEl Salvador
Tiny Pacific-coast republic
Honduras · United States · Guatemala · CIA · Taiwan