Tradiciones Y Costumbres De Nicaragua

Nicaragua
• is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.
After Independence
• Much of Nicaragua's politicalhistory since independence has been characterized by the rivalry between the Liberal elite of Leon and the Conservative elite of Granada, which frequently led to civil war.
• Nicaragua has experiencedseveral military dictatorships, the longest being the hereditary dictatorship of the Somoza family for much of the 20th century. The Somoza family came to power as part of a US-engineered pact in
Inthe 20th Century
• After the departure of U.S. troops in 1933, National Guard Commander Anastasio Somoza Garcia outmaneuvered his political opponents--including Sandino, who was assassinated byNational Guard officers--and took over the presidency in 1936.
Beautiful places in the Republic of Nicaragua
• Managua is the capital of Nicaragua and Lake Managua has a North west of the city.• Where you can see the volcanoes Montombito and Monotombo, one active and one inactive.
Managua is located in the center east of the country.
THE THREE CITIES MOST IMPORTANT OF NICARAGUA• Masaya
• Granada
• Leon
City of Masaya
• Masaya is the center of handicrafts in Nicaragua, with a temperate climate, is the fourth city in size of Nicaragua.
• DiscoveryChannel, named as one of the 7 entries into the center of the Earth, the volcano that is located there.
City of Granada
• Granada is one of the largest cities in Nicaragua and is accompanied bythe Great Lake of Nicaragua,
The city of Granada was burned by William Walker Filibuster 1856, to escape and move to Trujillo, Colon, Honduras in 1857 where he was shot
City of León
• Thecity of Leon competes with the city of Granada to be the oldest cities in America, City of Leon had a Kingdome, was one of the capitals of the New World founded by the Spanish conquistadors, has...