Rivas is a department in Nicaragua. It is also the name of the capital city of the same department. The city lies in the south western part of Nicaragua, between Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Rivas was an important center for shipping trade between the Pacific and Atlantic... Read More
Rio San Juan is a department in the central / south eastern part of Nicaragua. Formed in 1957 from parts of Zelaya and Chontales, it covers an area of 7,473 square kilometrers. The capital city in Rio San Juan is San Carlos. The name Rio San Juan derives from the San Juan River... Read More
Madriz is a small mountainous department in the northern part of Nicaragua and together with Esteli and Nueva Segovia the area is known as Las Segovias. The capital of Madriz is Somoto and the department was created from Nueva Segovia and named after Jose Madriz in 1936. It is... Read More
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua and it is also a department of the same name. The city is located on the south western shore of Lake Managua and was officially declared the capital of Nicaragua in 1852 after the title had alternately been granted to León and Granada for... Read More
The city of Masaya is the capital city of the department of Masaya and it takes its name from the nearby Masaya Volcano. It is also known as the City of Flowers. The department of Masaya is an important center of national folklore and cultural tradition and the city is widely considered... Read More
For many years, Nicaragua has been a nation plagued by the effects of dictatorship, civil war, political turmoil, and natural disasters. Although Nicaragua is the largest nation in Central America in terms of land area, most economic measures rank Nicaragua as the second poorest... Read More
Nicaragua is home to some of the most impressive volcanoes in Central America. Volcanoes are an intrinsic part of the Nicaraguan landscape and there are more than fifty volcanoes that run the length of the country from top to bottom. Many are nothing more than the remains of... Read More
Driving in Nicaragua is very different from other places around the world. Traffic rules are very different from that of North America, with mandatory arrests for severe accidents, little or no requirements for the upkeep of vehicles and streets crowded with pedestrians, ox carts... Read More
The Boswas Biosphere Reserve is an area located in northern Nicaragua which is outlined as a protected nature reserve. The reserve protects 2 million hectares of native rain forest from being deforested which is a common problem in Nicaragua, with mass deforestation prevalent... Read More
Nueva Segovia is a department in the northern region of Nicaragua. It lies on the border with Honduras, Madriz and Jinotega and the capital city of Nueva Segovia is Ocotal. Nueva Segovia is part of a larger region in Nicaragua known as Las Segovias. The first city in the Nueva... Read More
