NICARAGUA

LOCATION

• Nicaragua is the biggest country in Central America.
• Honduras borders Nicaragua from the North and Costa Rico borders from the south.
• The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean also border Nicaragua.

HISTORY

• In 1522 Spanish explorers arrived at what is today known as Nicaragua.
• Archeologists today believe that native tribes that lived there where related to those who lived in Mexico, because they shared so much in culture.
• Early Nicaraguans drank hot chocolate, but it was different from modern day hot chocolate it was a mixture of hot water,unsweetened chocolate,and spicy red peppers.
• After a long fight in 1938 Nicaragua finally became independent.

PEOPLE/ LIFESTYLE

• The population in Nicaragua is 5,907,881
• Baseball is a very common and popular sport in Nicaragua.
• Only about 5% of Nicaraguans have purely native heritage.

CULTURE

• Beans and rice,gallo pinto,locally made cheese,and tortillas are cultural foods.
• Nicaraguan people are mostly Roman Catholic and attend church each week.
• Parisima is a popular holiday celebrated on Dec.7.
• The holiday is to honor Virgin Mary.
• Most art is traditional handicraft, Nicaragua also has a strong lean for poetry.

GOVERMENT

• Nicaragua's president is Daniel Ortega.
• Nicaragua was damaged by a lot of war,goverment corruption, and natural disasters in the past.
• Manufacturing is a big part of the economy and is getting bigger.
• The countries that have owed debt on Nicaragua forgave all of the debt to help Nicaragua rebuild their country.

CITATION

• Nicaragua (2015). ProQuest. CultureGrams Online Edition. Retrieved from http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?cid=97