Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the northwest, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
Managua is the country's capital and largest city and is also the third-largest city in Central America, behind Tegucigalpa and Guatemala City. The multi-ethnic population includes people of indigenous, European, African, and Asian heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.
The mixture of cultural traditions has generated substantial diversity in folklore, cuisine, music, and literature. Known as the "land of lakes and volcanoes", Nicaragua is also home to the second-largest rainforest of the Americas. The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular tourist destination.
These fascinating snapshots from eliz avery that were taken by her grandfather when he worked there as an engineer in the 1950s.
Managua is the country's capital and largest city and is also the third-largest city in Central America, behind Tegucigalpa and Guatemala City. The multi-ethnic population includes people of indigenous, European, African, and Asian heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.
The mixture of cultural traditions has generated substantial diversity in folklore, cuisine, music, and literature. Known as the "land of lakes and volcanoes", Nicaragua is also home to the second-largest rainforest of the Americas. The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular tourist destination.
These fascinating snapshots from eliz avery that were taken by her grandfather when he worked there as an engineer in the 1950s.
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| Nicaraguan cowgirls |
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| Nicaraguan dancer with a cute little fruit hat at the Gran Hotel |
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| Goat cart on street in Nicaragua |
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| Nicaraguan old man |
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| Nicaraguan old woman |
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| Old woman in door |
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| People on road |
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| Rearing horse at a Nicaraguan rodeo |
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| River & boat |
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| Rural street scenes |
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| Seashore & horseman |
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| Shark and hunks |
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| Skinned croc |
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| Women on the road |
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| A boy, an iguana, and a gun |
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| At a Nicaraguan rodeo |
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| At a Nicaraguan rodeo |
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| At the swimming hole |
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| Baby bird |
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| Cantina with hot-sauce sign |
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| Country church and palm trees |
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| Country church and palm trees |
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| Country church in Nicaragua |
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| Dancer/performer at the Gran Hotel in Nicaragua |
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| Diver at the Gran Hotel, Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Diving into the swimming hole |
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| Esso |
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| Fishing boats coming in for the night, Nicaragua |
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| Hacienda |
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| Here's one for you car buffs |
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| Levade at a Nicaraguan rodeo |
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| Little boy and little owl |
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| Man and big fish |
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| Man catching a fresh-water shark in Lake Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Man on white horse |
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| Man riding on horse |
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| Man with hat & rope |
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| Portrait of a man with intense face |
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| Man with knives |
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| Migracion man with rifle |
