Facts about Nicaragua
Nicaragua is located in Central America and is the largest country in the region. It crosses from coast to coast, 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 spread with volcanoes and lakes, Nicaragua is home to one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world -- Lake Nicaragua.
Some volcanoes in the country even now remain active. One of these, Concepcion, rests right next to Lake Nicaragua. If you scale the volcano, you can look out and see the township of Granada, the first colonial settlement of the Spanish when they arrived on these shores. Another big volcano, Momotombo, rests in the same way 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 historic sister community to Granada, is able to be seen at the summit of this volcano.
Even though Nicaragua is currently a nonviolent, unobtrusive democracy, it has been troubled with fighting and uprising in history. The most present fighting arose when the Sandinista army overthrew the existing leader of the country in the latter part of 1970's, opening up the country to elections and democracy. Many in the present generation recall the movies and photos of the uprising as it advanced. The country is currently run by a president and a congress.
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