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Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874–1946), President of Nicaragua from 1933 to 1936. Claudia Bermúdez (born 1954), Nicaragua-American politician and entrepreneur; first Nicaraguan American to be the nominee of a major party for a seat in the United States Congress. Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007.
The jaguar is the largest felid in Nicaragua. The fauna of Nicaragua is characterized by a very high level of biodiversity. Much of Nicaragua's wildlife lives in protected areas. There are currently 78 protected areas in Nicaragua, covering more than 22,000 square kilometers (8,500 sq mi), or about 17% of its landmass.
Nicaraguans (Spanish: Nicaragüenses; also called Nicas) are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua.Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world.
Of the mammal species in Nicaragua, two are endangered, four are vulnerable, and four are near threatened. One species has been classified as extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Today Nicaragua is estimated to have around 20,000 Nicarao people, though displaced by Spanish conquest. In Costa Rica the Nicarao population ranges from several hundred to 1000 and are primarily located in the Bagaces Canton, with smaller pockets inhabiting other parts of Guanacaste. Some of their practices and beliefs continue to survive ...
Some key dates in Nicaragua's history: 1522 - Spanish explorer Gil Gonzalez de Avila names Nicaragua after a local Indian chief, Nicarao. 1523-24 - Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba completes ...
The guardabarranco (turquoise-browed motmot) is Nicaragua's national bird. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 788 species as of May 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1] Of them, 142 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are ...
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