Nicaragua is a nation in Central America. It is located about midway between Mexico and Colombia, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. Nicaragua ranges from the Caribbean Sea on the nation's east coast, and the Pacific Ocean bordering the west. Nicaragua also possesses a series of islands and cays located in the Caribbean Sea.
An ancient petroglyph on Ometepe Island
Central America 1892
Daniel Ortega remained as president in the 1980s, going on to become one of the longest leaders in the Americas.
Right-wing contra guerrillas in 1987, the group was supported by the US to oppose the Sandinista government.
Pedro Arias de Ávila was a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition to the mainland of the New World. There, he served as governor of Panama (1514–1526) and Nicaragua (1527–1531), and founded Panama City (1519). He died in 1531 aged around 90 or 91.
Pedro Arias Dávila