Facts about Nicaragua
Nicaragua is positioned in Central America and is the biggest country in the area. It crosses from coastline to coastline, from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered on the north by Costa Rica and on the south by the Honduras. A country that is scattered with volcanoes and lakes, Nicaragua is home to one of the biggest fresh water lakes in the world -- Lake Nicaragua.
Several volcanoes in the country are still active. One of these, Concepcion, sits right beside Lake Nicaragua. If you climb the volcano, you can overlook and see the town of Granada, the initial colonial town of the Spanish when they arrived on these shores. Another big volcano, Momotombo, sits similarly on the other big lake in the country, Lake Managua, and gazes down over the community of Managua, the nation's capitol city. Leon, the ancient sister community to Granada, is able to be glimpsed at the crest of this volcano.
Although Nicaragua is currently a nonviolent, quiet democracy, it has remained riddled with violence and uprising in the past. The most present violence arose when the Sandinista army expelled the sitting ruler of the country in the late 1970's, opening up the country to elections and democracy. Many in the present generation remember the movies and pictures of the revolt as it advanced. The country is now ruled by a president and a congress.
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