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Bluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua. It was also the capital of the former Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions. It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Bluefields River in the municipality of the ...
U.S. Marines leaving New York City in 1909 for deployment in Nicaragua. Then-Colonel William P. Biddle, in charge of the detachment, is in civilian clothes at right.. In 1909 Nicaraguan President José Santos Zelaya of the Liberal Party faced opposition from the Conservative Party, led by governor Juan José Estrada of Bluefields who received support from the U.S. government as a result of ...
Afro-Nicaraguans are Nicaraguans of Sub-Saharan African descent. Five main distinct ethnic groups exist: The Creoles who descend from Anglo-Caribbean countries and many of whom still speak Nicaragua English Creole, [3] the Miskito Sambus descendants of Spanish slaves and indigenous Central Americans who still speak Miskito and/or Miskito Coast Creole, [4] the Garifunas descendants of Zambos ...
Nicaragua is one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, and Nicaragua's Caribbean coast suffers from an exceptional amount of economic underdevelopment and poverty. [10] Rama who reside in urban areas such as Bluefields suffer from discrimination and unemployment due to their ethnic identity. [ 7 ]
The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the region known as Mosquitia. It is divided into 12 municipalities: Bluefields, the Corn Islands, Desembocadura de Río Grande, El Ayote, El Rama, El Tortuguero, Kukra Hill, La Cruz de Río Grande, Muelle de los Bueyes, Nueva Guinea, Paiwas, and Pearl Lagoon. Eight ...
Based in Bluefields at the country's Caribbean coast, the club has played in the Nicaraguan Premier Division, their most recent the 2008/2009 season. [1] Despite its economic difficulties it features a talented squad, and many of the star players in Nicaragua's top clubs like Real Esteli or Diriangen began their career at Bluefields.
Also, the community of Chinese immigrants in Bluefields was thought to be the largest in Central America. [6] The first Chinese consul came to Nicaragua in 1930. [7] Many Chinese in Nicaragua committed themselves to the commerce industry and opened businesses. [5] They also dedicated themselves to the candy, soap, and clothing industries. They ...
The Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua (ASN, roughly Scout Association of Nicaragua) was the national Scouting organization of Nicaragua. Scouting in Nicaragua started in 1917 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1946. The coeducational association had 1,509 members (as of 2011). [1]