Nicaragua

Relief and Nicaraguan climate:

Nicaragua is frequently hit by earthquakes and just because the activity of over 40 active volcanoes that exist here. The relief is easily different in west close to the Pacific Ocean where is a volcanic area with wide regions without forests and savannah comparative to the central and eastern parts to the Caribbean Sea where is a wide coastal plain known as Costa de Mosquitos. The climate is tropical wet, sometimes the quantities of the rainfall is very considerable, over 3.000 mm annually. Because of its climate, besides earthquakes, its territory has problems with numerous and powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The most powerful hurricane that hit the country, Mitch in 1998, has killed almost 2.000 inhabitants and brought considerable damages.

Rivers, lakes and tourism in Nicaragua:

As about the Nicaraguan waters, here are numerous rivers and some big lakes like Managua and Nicaragua and the last one is also the biggest lake in Central America. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Not to forget to mention is the fact that this amazing lake brings an important sum of money from tourism, but especially because here are living some salt water species of fish, like sharks.

Population, agriculture and name of Nicaragua:

The majority of the population is living on the west part between the Pacific Ocean and the two big lakes because here the soil is very fertile for agriculture and is very good for the cultures of cotton, rice, banana, bean and corn. Unfortunately if the earthquakes or the hurricanes aren’t enough, this country had an important civil war that affected the country. It obtained its independence from Spain in 15 September 1821. Its name comes from the combination of two words: Nicarao, came from the indigenous people and Agua meaning water because of its many rivers and lakes. Visit Nicaragua!

Mombacho volcano, a splendid Nicaraguan panorama