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Nicaragua

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The island of Ometepe was formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua. Ometepe is the largest fresh water volcanic island in the world.

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My GAP experience through the Mexican Ancient Ruins and Sun was the adventure I had been looking for as I could get my hands dirty off the typical tourist map within the security of a great bunch of people who had similar interests to me. We were given plenty of freedom with friendly guidance from our fearless leader. It certainly was an amazing adventure through an amazing country.

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Nicaragua Travel and Destination Guide

BACKGROUND INFO

Full Name
República de Nicaragua/Republic of Nicaragua

Capital City
Managua

Area
129,494 sq km

Population
5,675,356

Time Zone
GMT/UTC -6

Weights Measures System
Metric

Languages
• English (other)
• Spanish (official)
• Miskito (other)

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

Government Type
Republic

Government Leaders
Daniel Ortega
President (head of state and government)

Country Dialing Code
505

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