PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS
- Very mountainous
- A little bigger than New York State
- Has very fertile valleys
- Largest of the Central American nations
One of the main foods Nicaraguans eat is called Gallo Pinto. It is a mixture of fried rice with onion and sweet pepper, and red beans mixed with boiled garlic.
One U.S dollar can be exchanged for 25.4850 NIO's in Nicaragua.
ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Volcano climbing
- Kayaking
- Boating on waterways
- Cathedral of Leon
- Artisan villages
The Nicaragua Flag represents different things. The 2 blue stripes represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the white stripe represents peace, and the triangle represents equality.
NICARAGUA'S CLIMATE
- It's a Tropical Climate
- There is a dry season and a rainy season
- In the dry season trees and plants start to die off
- It only rains for a short period of time
One big event that happened in Nicaragua was when the 5,725 foot, San Cristobal volcano spewed ash, and many families in a 2 mile radius had to evacuate.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Blancg Castellon -- poetry
- Ernest Cardenal -- Catholic priest
- Bianca Jagger -- ex-wife of Mick Jagger...
- ....from the Rolling Stones
Nicaragua's Independent movement was when Nicaragua joined the united providences of Central America and it was proclaimed on Sept. 15, 1821after a brief period under the Mexican Empire.