Ocotal
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Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua, Central America and the municipal seat of Ocotal Municipality.
Downtown Ocotal
Ocotal Street
Ocotal Church
Battle of Ocotal
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The Battle of Ocotal occurred in July 1927, during the American occupation of Nicaragua. A large force of rebels loyal to Augusto César Sandino attacked the garrison of Ocotal, which was held by a sma
Ocotal
…was later changed to Ocotal, a Nahuatl word that means "pine resin". In 1927, Ocotal suffered one of the first dive bombing attacks in history during a battle that pitted the American Marines and the Nicaraguan National Guard against Sandinista rebels. During the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, ousted…
Fort Ocotal, held by marines during the occupation of Nicaragua
Marine Corps airbase at Managua