Nicaragua

Nicaragua is surrounded by its beautiful nature including its incredible history. The name ‘Nicaragua’ came from a chief named Nicarao. He was chief to a digenous tribe that settled in Lake Nicaragua around late 1400’s and early 1500’s. In 1524 Hernandez de Cordoda was the first Spanish settler to live in the region of Granada on Lake Nicaragua and Leon Managua. Nicaragua gained its independents from Spain in 1821, making the country part of the Mexican Empire and becoming a member of independent Central American. Nicaragua became an independent republic.

n the 1800’s a lot of people from Europe started to come into Nicaragua. Also families from Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Germany moved to Nicaragua to set up their own businesses to do with money. They established coffee businesses, newspapers, hotels and banks. The U.S. government negotiated with President Jose Santos Zelaya to get land so their would be a canal through Nicaragua in the late 1800’s. The minister of Nicaragua, Luis Felipe Corea, went to Washington and wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay addressing the needed support of a canal by the Zelaya government. The Zanchez-Merry Treaty was signed with Nicaragua regarding the canal through Columbia but fell through because it was rejected by John Hay. The Spooner Act,

Though infamous for its political condition, Nicaragua is perhaps one of the cheapest holiday spots in South America. Tourists can indulge in a host of fun activities like kayaking, mountain biking or slide down the slopes of a volcano in Ometepe. Relax, unwind, swim or party – you can do it all if you are in Nicaragua!

The history between the U.S. and Nicaragua has always been aimed at making sure there politically ideologies remain in line with our own. With the spread of communism, the U.S. had been involved in Nicaragua since 1912. The U.S. has acted as Big Brother and used military force when pro U.S. leaders were facing rebellion. Unfortunately in 1936 when the U.S. began training the Nicaraguan National Guard, there was a forceful takeover by a man named Somoza Garcia. The era of rule under the leadership and guidance of Garcia lasted for 43 years until a group known as the “FSLN” which stands for the Sandinista National Liberation Front was created which was essentially anti Somoza Garcia. The FSLN was a communist group which wanted to make Nicaragua a socialist state. Ultimately the group took control of the country and committed numerous human rights violations and also stole foreign aid for themselves. So with this takeover began a very rocky and difficult relationship with the U.S.

(Vianica. com) Although they're passionate about their costumes, they aren't so vibrant about their formal wear; traditionally men wear guayabera in white, which is a Caribbean style outfit. (Nations of the World, pg. 1355) Nicaraguans are not only passionate about their culture, but they have big spirits about their athletics. Rather if its Nicaraguan football, baseball, or boxing, they have people that have impacted sports history in different ways. Although football is popular there, baseball holds the hearts of Nicaraguan people and is taken serious. Their national baseball league is called La Liga Nicaraguense de Beisbol Profesional and has only 4 national baseball teams: Indios Del Boer, Tigres Del Chinandega, Leones de Leon, and Orientales de Granada. (Nicaragua.com/sports)Another way of showing passion towards culture is by the celebration of their national holidays; New Years Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, and Christmas Day, are the only holidays that the United States celebrates too. The others are The Sandinista Revolution Day, which is July 19th, Battle of San Jacinto, which is September 14th, and Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is December 8th. They have both national holidays and other holidays known as "observances"; Maundy Thursday, March 24th, Good Friday, March 25th, Holy Saturday, March 26th, Easter Day, March 27th, The Santo Domingo Celebration, August 1st-10th, Army Day,

Costa Rica has a narrow Pacific coastal region that rises abruptly into central highlands. The highlands, forming the rugged backbone of the country, descend much more gradually toward the generally wider Caribbean (Atlantic) Plain. The Pacific coast is generally lowland in character, and, like the Caribbean coast, it is lined with white sandy beaches. The country has made use of its

El Salvador is the least expansive nation in Central America and is no bigger than the state of Massachusetts. This precipitous nation is flanked by the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, and Honduras. Known as the Land of Volcanoes, El Salvador has incessant seismic tremors and volcanic movement. It is the sole nation in Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. Also, the backwoods of El Salvador have been chopped down

For the past few years, Professor Ryan Alaniz has accompanied the Engineers without Borders’ trip to Nicaragua. Little did he know that he would discover a mask, a special artifact that he would cherish for many years to come. The expedition began as any other Cal Poly trip, but it all changed in an instant once Alaniz caught a glimpse of this Nicaraguan treasure. The mask, seemed like any old mask, but theoretically it represents a mass of people’s struggles due to the inequalities of society. By learning of the mask’s origin, it allowed Alaniz to get an insight to a new perspective of the Nicaraguan culture: A culture of people with practically nothing that would give up everything to protect the people closest to them.

Whether it is the Spanish governor Pedrarias versus the Indian chieftain Diriangen or the Somoza family versus Sandinista leaders, it is always a fight for freedom or dictatorship. The anti-Americanism of some Nicaraguans also spans back centuries, and it is at least partially justified. From William Walker’s conquest and presidency to America “stealing” the Panama Canal, and the later betrayal of Roosevelt and Nixon, there was plenty of reasons to harbor resentment for Americans. Sandino, the hero who fought the U.S. and inspired the Sandinista revolution, once told an American reporter, “Tell your people that there might be bandits in Nicaragua but that they are not necessarily

After flying into Managua, the first place that we visited was Ometepe Island, more specifically Moyogalpa. We took an hour long ferry from Revas to the island. The island is made up of two volcanoes and it seemed cooler and more tropical than the mainland. We stayed at Hotel Ometepetl by the ferry. It was clean, safe, with a guard at the entrance, and the breakfast there was very good. My only complaint, however, is that they did not have any hot water, but most places in Nicaragua do not.

El Salvador has a vast and very sentimental culture as it is known as being one of the most culturally diverse places in the world. The mainly spoken language in the country is Spanish and although there is no central religion, in recent years, the Catholic religion has taken a strong hold in the country. The country 's main source of income comes from its sell of coffee and sugar cane, which not only provides money for the country but jobs for the people within the country. Many Salvadorians today are descendants of the Pipil Indians, who were the original inhabitants of the country until the Spanish

Nicaragua is home to a diverse cultural group of citizens coming from multiple backgrounds. The 5.9 million Nicaraguans are mestizo (69%), deriving mainly from Spanish backgrounds with indigenous roots mixed in as well. Due to the lack of infrastructure in the country, roughly 46% of Nicaraguans live below the poverty line (Export.gov, 2012). The Nicaraguan currency is the Cordoba, named after the Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba who established the first two Spanish settlements in the country during the 1600’s. The main language also happens to be Spanish but English and many indigenous languages are spoken as well, especially on the Atlantic

In 1967, a man known as Anastasio Somoza, was announced as president. Since his father, Somoza Garcia, was already disliked it did not help him at all when he was announced president. Anastasio let the power of being president get over his head and eventually enriched himself. In civilians eyes he was corrupt and he proved that when an earthquake hit Nicaragua. He had declared to use the “emergency powers” and while that took place he headed a different direction. He decided to steal the aid coming in for Nicaragua for himself. This was one of the main reasons why the Sandinista Revolution came to be, known as the Sandinista National Liberation Front. The Sandinistas did not believe that the message they were trying to get towards the Nicaraguan business negotiators so they decided to take things into their own hands and measures. This lead to the kidnapping of certain powerful people in politics to make a statement towards them. the Sandinistas continued to revolt towards the regime and started to gain support of Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Cuba. This continuation of fighting the regime went on until the middle of 1979, when the Somoza Rule had lost power of Nicaragua. The Sandinistas gained control of the new government of Nicaragua. Once the Sandinistas gained control of Nicaragua, drastic changes took place. Somoza had decided to run for president even though it was unconstitutional. The Constitution states that the terms of presidency is only 2 terms as is in the United States, but Somoza did not care and ran presidency again as a third term. The economy went down after that as well. The Sandinistas had at first thought of helping the people but power made them see and showed them how to use it in a different

While the United States has the Department of Labour which regulates and mandates the minimum salary per hour worked. As of today the salary per hour in the in the U.S. is 7.25 dollars. If we multiply that by the 40 hour per week would be 290 dollars per week. In the specific case of Nicaragua, The minimum salary per month as of 28 February 2015 will be 5253.68 Córdobas, which will be approximately equal to 875.6 Córdobas per week, or 32.76

Over the course of the revolution, many Nicaraguan citizens placed their faith in La Prensa and the FSLN to help liberate them from the Somoza Regime. Then with the Pedro’s death, the Chamorros disunited, in the direction they wanted to take La Prensa. The author notes how this trickled down into the allegiances of the people. Many re-evaluated their political stances, which resulted in the unity amongst the people that the FSLN and La Prensa fought to create to decay. Her monograph is an enlightening work that exposes just how important the La Prensa was in establishing stability in