Nicaragua is often referred to as 'the country of Lakes and Volcanoes'. The Pacific basin is marked by a spine of 28 volcanoes. Six are active, including the country’s two biggest San Cristobal and Concepcion and its smallest Masaya.
Nicaragua has more crater lakes than any country outside of Africa with nine in all, six of which are in Managua area.There is a great variety among these volcanoes; some have huge smoking crater mouths whereas other volcanoes were blown away in violent eruptions thousands of years ago, leaving behind nothing more than a tranquil crater lake. Managua is noteworthy in that it is the only city in the world with four crater lakes within city limits and it has two more just on its outskirts.
The north and north eastern regions are mountainous and home to Central America’s largest rain and cloud forest reserve, called Bosawas. Nicaragua has Central America’s largest expanse of remaining forest within 78 nature reserves and national parks.
Nicaragua's currency is the Cordoba. The current exchange rate is C$20.8440 Cordobas per $1.00.
Nicaragua is hot with an average temperature of 82°F year round. Humidity averages around 75% and there are two seasons, rainy and dry. The rainy season is from May to mid-November and dry in the months in between.
(Most of the above facts were gleaned from nvmundo.com)
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