Nicaragua is striving to overcome the after-effects of dictatorship, civil war and natural calamities, which have left it one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Under the ...

Provides an overview of Nicaragua, including key dates and facts about this Central American state. The group includes students, Catholic laypeople and members of a Texas-based Evangelical group.

1823 - Nicaragua becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also comprises Costa Rica, El Salvador, ...