Chinandega Department - Municipalities of the Chinandega Department, Corinto, Nicaragua, Chichigalpa, El Realejo, El Viejo, Somotillo (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Municipalities of the Chinandega Department, Corinto, Nicaragua, Chichigalpa, El Realejo, El Viejo, Somotillo, Puerto Morazn, Posoltega, Nicaragua, Santo Toms Del Norte, Cinco Pinos, San Francisco Del Norte, San Pedro Del Norte, Villa Nueva, Chinandega, San Juan de Cinco Pinos. Excerpt: Chinandega - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A city near the frontier with Honduras, Chinandega is crossed by the CA-1 or Pan-American Highway. The department of Chinandega is 4.929 km and its population is 378,970, which is distributed amongst thirteen municipalities: Chinandega (department seat), El Viejo, Corinto, Chichigalpa, Posoltega, El Realejo, Puerto Morazn, Villanueva, Somotillo, Santo Toms del Norte, Cinco Pinos, San Pedro del Norte and San Francisco del Norte. Location of ChinandegaThe department has numerous beaches, natural reserves, historic towns, mangroves, and ancient churches; the volcano of San Cristbal, the highest in Nicaragua, can be found here, as well as the volcanoes of Chonco and Casitas. Chinandega is also a center of agriculture growing sugarcane, bananas, peanuts, sesame seeds, cashews, oranges, and grains. It is also a shrimping and fishing center and it manufactures salt, and leather goods. It is also home to the largest sugar mills and rum factory (Flor de Caa) in the country. The port of Corinto, also in Chinandega, is the most important in Western Nicaragua. Natives of the department include Salomn Ibarra Mayorga, writer of the national anthem of Nicaragua; Tino Lpez Guerra, the bullfighter; the priest Toms Ruiz; and athletes like Vicente Padilla and Prspero Gonzlez. The city of Chinandega has been nicknamed "City of Oranges" (Ciudad de las Naranjas) and "Hot City" (Ciudad Clida). Its name is of Nahuatl origin... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2392418