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Hello everyone, let’s kick off
this week with a little bit of info about another Central American country this
week it is Nicaragua.
It is the largest Central
American country set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is
known for its many volcanoes and lakes and its two coastlines with coral reefs
and mangrove forests which are rich with flora and fauna.
The capital is Managua, the
country has a population of around 7 million. Its government is a republic, and
the currency is called Cordoba. The official name of the country is the Republic
of Nicaragua. The official language is Spanish.
Their flag is a horizontally striped,
blue white with a central coat of arms. The coat of arms includes a triangle
for equality, a liberty cap for freedom and five volcanoes between two oceans,
symbolic of the five original Central American countries between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans.
The flag was first adopted on 4 September
1908 but not made official until 27 August 1971. It is based on and inspired by
the flag of the Federal Republic of Central America and flag of Argentina.
It isn’t a country where peace is
the norm, in fact there have been a number of civil wars like dating back to 1926.
Right now, it is a country where
certain security precautions need to be taken, especially for women travelling
alone. The Nicaragua government says it is not a place at war or overrun by
drug cartels. How safe it is I have no idea but not a country I will be going
too.
One of my sons got to go there along with several other Central American Countries and he has a wonderful experience and a good opinion. He went for a Fulbright Scholarship.
ReplyDeleteNow that's interesting
DeleteNot anywhere I would want to travel, either. Glad to hear some positives about others traveling there, though. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree
DeleteYeah I don't think I believe them. I went to Costa Rica for a few weeks, took a boat up the river into Nicaragua. It's a SCARY place. Everyone had a gun on their shoulder.
ReplyDeleteI personally have doubts about how accurate the information I found is
DeleteNicaragua? No thanks!
ReplyDeleteSame here
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ReplyDeleteIt's probably very beautiful with the many lakes.
But I will probably never fly there.
I agree, I am not going there
DeleteI have a friend that tells me that in Texas, Mosquitos are the state BIRD. I have no desire to see how big they get down there!
ReplyDeleteneither do I
DeleteThanks for the information. Always great to learn about different countries.
ReplyDeleteI think so as there is so much most of us do not know
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