Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua (). The country's name is a portmanteau of Nicarao, the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited the shores of Lake Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and the Spanish word , meaning water, due to the presence of the large lakes 'Lake Nicaragua" and Lake Managua in the region.

At the time of the Spanish conquest, Nicaragua was the name given to the narrow strip of land between Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Chief Nicarao ruled over that land when the first conquerors arrived. The term was eventually applied, by extension, to the group that inhabited that region: the Nicaraos or Niquiranos.

The pre-Columbian Nicarao came to the area from northern regions after the fall of Teotihuacán, on the advice of their priests or religious leaders. According to tradition, they were to travel south until they encountered a lake with two volcanoes rising out of the waters, and stopped when they reached Ometepe, the largest fresh-water volcanic island in the world.

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ALBA deja a Nicaragua al año $300 millones #EUD #sincomentarios
haom31 (Hector) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:18:39 -0000
ALBA deja a Nicaragua al año $300 millones #EUD #sincomentarios
Mike, , has given loan amount of 975 to Juana Antonia Ordoñez, Leon, Nicaragua. Reason: Capital for work
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Mike, , has given loan amount of 975 to Juana Antonia Ordoñez, Leon, Nicaragua. Reason: Capital for work
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