Culture of Nicaragua is a fusion of Mesoamerican, Chibcha, and Spanish influence. The western part was colonized by the Spanish and its culture is similar to western El Salvador in that western Nicara
Celebrating the annual "Alegría por la vida" Carnaval in Maua
A Nicaragua Independence Day Parade, Matagalpa, 2007.
A sign in Bluefields in English (top), Spanish (middle) and Miskito (bottom).
Carlos Mejía Godoy, a prominent Nicaragua musician and composer.
José Coronel Urtecho was a Nicaraguan poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, diplomat and historian. He has been described as "the most influential Nicaraguan thinker of the twentie
José Coronel Urtecho in Managua, 1986
Jose Coronel Urtecho and wife Maria Kautz Gross