Yo Soy

     Yo soy Antonio Diego Rodríguez. Estoy bien porque hoy es viernes. Viernes es mi día favorito. Soy de Nicaragua. Soy bajo, atlético, y inteligente. Yo juego fútbol americano, tenís, baloncesto, y fútbol. Mi cumpleaños es el cinco de junio. Me gusta comida italiana.  ¡No me gusta comida china! Me gusta gelado tambíen.  Yo amo escuchar la musíca. Mi numero facorito es mil. Mi color favorito es rojo. Mi materias preferidas son  educación física, drama, y ciencias.

Introduccion

     Nicaragua used to be a Spanish colony in the 16th century. They declared independence in 1821.  Nicaragua is between Honduras and Costa Rica. They have beautiful beaches and beautiful spanish style houses. The size of the country is about the size of New York. It is pretty small! Nicaragua is the biggest country in Central America. It also has the biggest lake in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua. They have sharks like white sharks which people snorkel with. They also have jaguars, sloths, anteaters, and exotic lizards. Nicaragua would be a great vacation spot.

Nicaragua-Un poco de todo

     Here is a little bit of everything. In the 1940's, Baseball became the most popular sport in Nicaragua, and it still is! In the 1996 Olympics (held in Atlanta) the Nicaraguan baseball team came in 4th place. Nicaragua is about the size of Ireland, Portugal, or New York. Nicaragua is also home to Granada, which is the oldest city in Central America. Nicaragua may be small, but very interesting.

Nicaragua-Lugares Importantes

     In Tola there is great surfing. There are about 6 foot waves at the smallest! Tola also has Leatherback Turtles, which are huge, and a ton of Green Sea Turtles. In Managua, the capitol, there are zip-lines over the jungle, and old spanish church ruins. San Juan del Sur is one of the most beautiful places in Nicaragua. Granada is one of the oldest cities in Nicaragua. Granada is famous for having been set ablaze by pirates. THese are just some of the few important places in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua-Comida

There are many delicious foods in Nicaragua. One is called Nacatamal. It is a dough full of chicken, pork, chile peppers, rice, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes. It is then wrapped in plaintain leaves and tied with string. It kind of looks like a tiny pillow (above). P.S. You don't eat the leaves. Another food is Rosquillas. It is an appetizer served in Madriz. It is corn dough combined with cheese, egg, butter, and lard. You bake them until they toast. There are many good foods in Nicaragua.

There are more tasty meals in Nicaragua. One of them is called Gallo Pinto. It is considered a national symbol. Nicaraguans eat this on a regular basis. It is like a sandwich for them. It consists of a mixture of fried rice with onions, sweet pepper, and red beans boiled with garlic. They are mixed and fried all together after that. This is one of the most famous dishes in Nicaragua. If you ever go there, you have to try some.

Nicaragua-Gobierno

     

     Nicaragua has a Republic Government. They have four branches of government. The Executive, which is the President and the Vice President. The Legislative, National Assembly. The Judicial, which is the Supreme Court, and The Electoral, which is the Supreme Electoral Council. The President of Nicaragua is Daniel Ortega. This is his second term as president.

     Nicaragua has consulates in Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco. They have had a horrible economy since their Civil War in the 1980's. They are the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Nicaragua is the 60th poorest country in the World. They only have a national budget of $6.37 billion. The United States has a national budget of over a trillion dollars.