Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua (). The country's name is a portmanteau of Nicarao, the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited the shores of Lake Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and the Spanish word , meaning water, due to the presence of the large lakes 'Lake Nicaragua" and Lake Managua in the region.

At the time of the Spanish conquest, Nicaragua was the name given to the narrow strip of land between Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Chief Nicarao ruled over that land when the first conquerors arrived. The term was eventually applied, by extension, to the group that inhabited that region: the Nicaraos or Niquiranos.

The pre-Columbian Nicarao came to the area from northern regions after the fall of Teotihuacán, on the advice of their priests or religious leaders. According to tradition, they were to travel south until they encountered a lake with two volcanoes rising out of the waters, and stopped when they reached Ometepe, the largest fresh-water volcanic island in the world.

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THURSDAY: Famous Nicaraguan 6000 Torpedo http://www.cigarmonster.com/index.cfm?kws=ZWW3923
CigarMonster (Cigar Monster) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:01:01 -0000
THURSDAY: Famous Nicaraguan 6000 Torpedo http://www.cigarmonster.com/index.cfm?kws=ZWW3923
15 boxes left of Fratello Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence pods before they're gone forever!
COFFEEARTISAN (TheCoffeeArtisan.com) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:51:06 -0000
15 boxes left of Fratello Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence pods before they're gone forever!
I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance ... was a neat idea. - Oliver L. North
BabyGifts4Boys (Georgann Boudreaux) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:01:03 -0000
I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance ... was a neat idea. - Oliver L. North
I have observed gift-wrapping and cookie-making. I feel like Jimmy Carter dropped in to a Nicaraguan election.
doctor_jeff (Doctor Jeff) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:16:56 -0000
I have observed gift-wrapping and cookie-making. I feel like Jimmy Carter dropped in to a Nicaraguan election.
@dannystatus I miss you my little nicaraguan
CurranTRC (Curran Blevins) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:47:23 -0000
@dannystatus I miss you my little nicaraguan
3) third gear enlightened by a half-buzz off some sly Nicaraguan's smuggled tequila.
greatistheworld (Will Pierce) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:30:20 -0000
3) third gear enlightened by a half-buzz off some sly Nicaraguan's smuggled tequila.

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