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Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua (). The country's name is a portmanteau of Nicarao, the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited the shores of Lake Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and the Spanish word , meaning water, due to the presence of the large lakes 'Lake Nicaragua" and Lake Managua in the region.
At the time of the Spanish conquest, Nicaragua was the name given to the narrow strip of land between Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Chief Nicarao ruled over that land when the first conquerors arrived. The term was eventually applied, by extension, to the group that inhabited that region: the Nicaraos or Niquiranos.
The pre-Columbian Nicarao came to the area from northern regions after the fall of Teotihuacán, on the advice of their priests or religious leaders. According to tradition, they were to travel south until they encountered a lake with two volcanoes rising out of the waters, and stopped when they reached Ometepe, the largest fresh-water volcanic island in the world.
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@Gonzotronic apuesto q en Brasil y Nicaragua si hay funciones de cine en la noche. Q viva nuestro sacrificio para q chulos vayan al cine !
baco1957 (A N ) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:39:59 -0000
@Gonzotronic apuesto q en Brasil y Nicaragua si hay funciones de cine en la noche. Q viva nuestro sacrificio para q chulos vayan al cine !
AshokaTECH Episode 4: Founders of Blue Energy-renewable energy and economic development in Nicaragua http://bit.ly/5SmNSv (via @AshokaTech)
BARCAORG (BARCA ORG) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:12:29 -0000
AshokaTECH Episode 4: Founders of Blue Energy-renewable energy and economic development in Nicaragua http://bit.ly/5SmNSv (via @AshokaTech)
Fantastic gallopinto is not an oxymoron...great street food in leon, Nicaragua.
merripaul (Merrianne Couture) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:09:27 -0000
Fantastic gallopinto is not an oxymoron...great street food in leon, Nicaragua.
Inundados de aguas negras - Nicaragua http://bit.ly/6c4xvz
noticia24 (noticia24) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:08:03 -0000
Inundados de aguas negras - Nicaragua http://bit.ly/6c4xvz
bueno SKY Nicaragua me trae ahora un nuevo decodificador satelital.. resumido: me fregaron :-( , maldita sea!
m3chas (Joaz Rivera) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:03:34 -0000
bueno SKY Nicaragua me trae ahora un nuevo decodificador satelital.. resumido: me fregaron :-( , maldita sea!
Michael, New York NY, US has given loan amount of 500 to G.s. Lourdes Yovanis Group, Leon, Nicaragua. Reason: working capital
kivalendactivts (KivaLendinActivitis) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:09:03 -0000
Michael, New York NY, US has given loan amount of 500 to G.s. Lourdes Yovanis Group, Leon, Nicaragua. Reason: working capital
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