NICARAGUA

THE CAPITOL

THE POPULATION

• The population of Nicaragua is 5,848,641 people.
• The population of just Managua(capitol city) is about 2,101,087

THE CURRENCY

• Nicaragua uses Nicaraguan córdoba.

THE CLIMATE AND AREA

• Nicaragua has a tropical and warm climate.
• Nicaragua has hurricanes becuase of the climate.
• Nicarugua also has tidal waves becuase of this climate.
• It is the biggest country in central america.
• About 49,998 sq miles

CULTURE

DANCE

• Las inditas. A masked dance about courting girls
• Los diabilitos. Transletes to little devils. A boys dance
• Las negras. Masked dance celebrating african influences in their culture.
• El baile de los chinegros. It is a dramatic reenactment of a battle
• between Christians and Moors

FAMOUS DISHES

• Gallo pinto. It is a dish of rice and beans.
• Nacatameles. Just like mexican tamales, but with a spicy kick.
• Hamburguesa. Nicaragua makes good hamburgers with a spicy twist.
• Quesilla. A tortilla with melted cheese, cream and a little onion.

RELIGION

• Nicaragua is mostly catholic

SPORTS

• Baseball is the biggest sport in nicaragua
• Boxing has become a growing sport there
• Soccer, swimming, and weightlifting are also big.

MUSIC

• They have pop music singers from mexico, brazil and cuba.
• Heavy metal and rock have been becoming popular lately
• They sometimes like music from the US too.

MOVIE

• Volar en linea recta(to fly in a straight line)
• It is a kickstarter movie from 2012
• It has very little funding but is very good.
• it's a movie about trying to survive the streets of Nicaragua

FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS

• They celebrate day of the deads on nov 2
• They celebrate Christmas because of the Catholic religion
• The first week in april, they do religious ash paintings in león

COOL THINGS WHEN VISITING

• If you visit Nicaragua, you have to try this out.
• Volcano surving. Surf the gravel of an active volcano.
• León. A old city that has alot of artifacts about the old ways.
• Corn island. One of the clearest waters in Nicaragua.

SOMETHING STRANGE

• In Nicaragua you can buy bagged milk.

FAMOUS PERSON

• Vicente Padilla
• He was born in Nicaragua
• Famous MLB pitcher.
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Los Angeles Dodgers

MAP AND FLAG

NICARAGUA

• Nicaragua is located in américa central
• Central america is below mexico

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FLAG

• Dos azul rayas. They represent Pacific and Caribbean sea
• Uno blanco raya. It represents peace.
• The symbol represent equality,peace,freedom,union,and fraternity

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CITES

• http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/276086
• http://0-online.culturegrams.com.elibrary.mel.org/kids/kids_country_sub_cat...
• Kott, Jennifer: Cultures of the World NICARAGUA, 1995