Essay about Nicaragua: Nicaragua and Middle Eastern Origin

Submitted By jonathanmann
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NICARAGUA!!!!!
Officially the republic of Nicaragua,Nicaragua is the biggest country in central America. Bordering Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.
The pacific oceans lies to the west ,and the Caribbean sea to the east. The official language spoken in Nicaragua is Spanish. Nicaragua is known for its beautiful mountain,lakes and volcanoes.
The Spanish empire conquered the region in the 16th century. Nicaragua achieved its independence from Spain in 1821. The population of Nicaragua is approximately 6 million,the population includes indigenous people,Europeans,Africans,Asians and people of the middle eastern origin.
Its capital city is Managua and the official religion is Roman catholic.
Nicaragua has the biggest and the largest street market in central America its name is MERCADO ORIENTAL,I’ve actually visited this market with my parents and my brother and I had to hold their hands cause if I didn’t hold their hand I would’ve gotten lost, in this market you can find anything you want .
The most famous sport played over there is baseball.
Nicaraguans in Sydney is a small community they gather together for special events such as Mothers day,Christmas,Easter,cultural and religious events. The colour of the flag is white and blue . And the motto of Nicaragua is
“En Dios confiamos” which means “In God we trust”.
I want to show you some you some of the souvenirs that come from Nicaragua,this is called pinolillo,