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Nicaragua

To the new generation of travelers, Nicaragua represents booming beach breaks, volcano hiking, island paradises and laid-back colonial towns. It seems that the message - 'the civil war finished decades ago people!' - has finally gotten across to a world who had the country pegged as a troublespot.

Destination Facts

Full Name: República de Nicaragua/Republic of Nicaragua
Capital City: Managua
Population: 5,675,356
Area: 129,494 square kilometres
Language Spoken English, Spanish, Miskito
Religion

Roman Catholic (72.9%), Evangelical (15.1%), Moravian (1.5%), other (2%), none (8.5%)


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