Culture- Nicaragua

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1. La capital de Nicaragua es ___Managua_____________________.
2. El presidente se llama __________DANIEL ORTEGA___________________.
3. __________________WILLIAM WALKER ________, an American filibuster claimed the
presidency of Nicaragua. His intention was to turn it into a slave state for the US;
however, a businessman, ____CORNELIUS VANDERBILT_________ joined with the
Latin America Allies to kick him out the following year.
4. _______SANDONISTAS__________________ are members of the Socialist
Democratic National Liberation Front that was led by August César Sandino. Daniel
Ortega had been a president of this organization before becoming President of
Nicaragua.
5. ___RUBEN DARIO_____________________ was a famous Nicaraguan poet.
6. ___VIOLETA CHAMORRO____ first woman president of any Central American country
(1990).
7. The ______GOLD CÓRDOBA_____________________ is the currency of Nicaragua.
8. Nicaragua is home to the _________DUAL VOLCANO___________________.
9. _________LAKE NICARAGUA__________ is the largest lake in Central America.
Home to the ____BULL SHARK___ that is rarely seen now.
10. _______LEÓN VIEJO_______ is the ruins of the second oldest city in Nicaragua.
11. The Nicaraguans call themselves __Nicas_____________________.
12. When taking a taxi in Nicaragua, make sure the license plates are red with legible
numbers.
13. Instead of street names or numbers Nicaraguans use reference points from where they
start to describe an address.
14. ____________EL PALO DE MAYO__________ is the Nicaraguan form of the Maypole.

15. A _______NACATAMALE_____ is another traditional dish. Steamed corn cakes

wrapped in banana leaves.
16. _________GALLO PINTO__________________ (spotted rooster) is a national dish of
rice and beans often eaten for breakfast.