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In-Touch Nicaragua

• Done by Class 3I

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Origin Of Nicaragua

• Nicaragua takes its name from Nicarao, chief of
  the indigenous tribe that lived around during the
  late 1400s and early 1500s.

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History Of Nicaragua

• Nicaragua was inhabited by over a million
  indigenous Indians when Christopher Columbus
  stopped briefly along its Caribbean coastline in
  1502.
• The Spanish settled in Nicaragua twenty years
  later.
• Nicaragua gained independence in 1838.

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History Of Nicaragua

• Nicaragua has suffered from political instability
  from the U.S., civil war with the Contras which
  ended in 1990, poverty, and foreign intervention.
  
• In 2004, most of Nicaragua's international debt
  was forgiven by the World Bank, and though the
  country still struggles to survive, there is much
  optimism in this beautiful, yet fragile land.

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Development Of Nicaragua

• Nicaragua has a developing market economy based
  largely on agriculture (Eg. Sugarcane and rice),
  light industries, and trade (Eg. Petroleum and
  tobacco).
• Nicaragua's constitution guarantees the freedom
  of speech, peaceful assembly and association,
  religion, and movement within the country, as
  well as foreign travel, emigration, and
  repatriation.

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People

• Most Nicaraguans are of both European and
  indigenous ancestry, and the culture of the
  country reflects the Ibero-European and
  indigenous heritage of its people.
• Roman Catholicism is the major religion, but
  Evangelical Protestant groups have grown
  recently, and there are strong Anglican and
  Moravian communities on the Caribbean coast.

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Culture

• Nicaragua has rich cultural traditions that
  reflect long-standing, sharp class and ethnic
  cleavages.
• Nicaraguan culture is largely a mixture of
  Hispanic and Native American elements, with
  regional variations.
• The folk traditions were expressed in beautiful
  arts and crafts, popular religious ceremonies,
  and country music (corridos).

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Bibliography

• https//www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world
  -factbook/geos/nu.html
• http//www.lonelyplanet.com/nicaragua
• http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107839.html
• http//www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1850.htm
• http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/nitoc.html

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