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44 unusual facts about Managua


18th Airlift Squadron

The squadron frequently flew humanitarian missions for the relief of victims of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and snowstorms; this included flights to Pakistan in 1970 and 1971; Managua, Nicaragua, in 1972 and 1973; Guatemala, Italy and Turkey in 1976; the Dominican Republic in 1978; and the Yemen Arab Republic in December 1982.

2006 Central American Games

Managua, Nicaragua, with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras,

2012 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eight edition of the bi-annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine countries from August 21–26, 2012 in Managua, Nicaragua.

Alessio Casimirri

In the Central American country he participated in the Sandinist guerrilla against the Contras, after which, together with other Italian expatriates, he opened a restaurant in Managua, called "Magica Roma" and more recently another seafood restaurant called "La cueva del Buzo" (diver's lair) in Managua.

Anglo-South American Bank

The Commercial Bank traced its ancestry through the Cortés Commercial and Banking Company back to Banco de Nicaragua, founded in Managua in 1888.

Anne Aghion

In 1996, her first documentary Se le movió el piso: A portrait of Managua won the Coral Award for "Best Non-Latin American Documentary on Latin America" at the Havana Film Festival in Havana, Cuba.

Her first film, Se Le Movió El Piso (The Earth Moved Under Him)—A Portrait of Managua, was shot in the skid row of Managua.

Carlos Buitrago

Carlos Buitrago (born December 16, 1991) in Managua, Nicaragua is a Nicaraguan professional boxer in the Minimumweight division.

Chicha

In Managua and Granada,"chicha de maiz" is a typical drink, unfermented and served very cold.

Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve

Located on the South shore of Lake Managua, it is 15 kilometers Northwest of Managua, the capital, and consequently a popular destination for visitors from the city.

Chocoyero-El Brujo Natural Reserve

Chocoyero-El Brujo is a main supplier of water to Managua, it supplies 20% of the city's water consumption and about twenty million gallons of water each and every day.

Danny Téllez

He left them after a short spell to resume his career in Nicaragua and played for Real Estelí, Parmalat and América Managua, whom he left in summer 2006 for a short stint at Masatepe.

Donald B. Easum

He has four children and eight grandchildren whose birthplaces include Tokyo, Amsterdam, Dakar, São Paulo, Jakarta, and Managua.

Eva Harris

Ongoing fieldwork projects include clinical and biological studies of severe dengue, a pediatric cohort study of dengue transmission in Managua, and a project on evidence-based, community-derived interventions for prevention of dengue via control of its mosquito vector.

Fascism in North America

They also organised in Nicaragua although Falangism was more important, especially in the Colegio Centro América in Managua where this brand of fascism flourished in the 1930s.

Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí

In April 1983 the organization faced a serious internal crisis with the assassination of Mélida Anaya Montes (Commander Ana Maria) in Managua, Nicaragua.

Guillermo Vargas

In August, 2007, Vargas displayed his "Exposición N° 1" in the Códice Gallery in Managua, Nicaragua.

Hanna Gabriel

The fight took place in the Dennis Martinez stadium, Managua, Nicaragua and was part of an evening in posthumous tribute to triple world champion Alexis Arguello, El Flaco Explosivo, considered as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Human trafficking in Nicaragua

Trafficking victims are recruited in rural areas for work in urban centers, particularly Managua, and subsequently coerced into prostitution.

International reaction to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état

Colom said that he will discuss with fellow Central American presidents in Managua about how to restore democracy in Honduras.

Leonel Maciel

His work can be found in the collections of the Museo de Arte in Havana, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Managua, Nicaragua, the Modern Art Museum in Reijkiavik and the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City.

Linux Tour

The first edition of the Linux Tour 2007 had a total of eight events in the cities of Managua and León.

Livio José Bendaña

Nicknamed el Pollo (the Chicken), he made his professional debut for Diriangén on 8 March 1986 against Juventus Managua and scored his first goal against Real Estelí on 4 May that year.

Los pipitos

Los Pipitos is an Association of Parents with Handicapped Children founded in 1987 in Nicaragua's capital city Managua by a woman who gave birth to twins, both suffering with Down Syndrome.

Masaya Volcano

South-east of Lake Managua lie Chiltepe, the Nejapa alignment, Masaya, Apoyo and Mombacho which overlie the Las Sierras ignimbrites, erupted from the Las Sierras Caldera surrounding Masaya volcano.

Miguel Angel Castellini

Gazo, fighting in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, defeated Castellini via unanimous decision with scores of: 144-149, 144-148 and 143-148.

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Lamar served in Managua for twenty months before returning to Texas in October 1859 because of poor health.

Miss Nicaragua

The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua.

Nicaraguan one hundred-cordoba note

On the obverse is Rubén Darío and on the reverse is the Rubén Darío Theatre located in Managua.

Nicaraguan Sign Language

The number of students at the school (in the Managua neighborhood of San Judas) grew to 100 by 1979, the year of the Sandinista revolution.

Ometepe

The most recent eruption was in 2010 and though extremely violent, few of the inhabitants heeded the order from the government in Managua to evacuate the island.

Operation Charly

In 1977 at a meeting of the Conference of American Armies (CAA) held in the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua, junta members Gen. Roberto Viola and Admiral Emilio Massera secretly pledged unconditional support of Somoza regime in its fight against left-wing subversion and agreed to send advisors and material support to Nicaragua to assist President Somoza's National Guard.

Paul A. Trivelli

He has been posted to Mexico City, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Quito, Panama City, El Salvador, Monterrey, and Managua.

Phil Lucas

Lucas returned to the American West and took up filmmaking after surviving the 1972 earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua.

Pope John Paul II's visits to Nicaragua

Consequently, the Sandinistas made a tremendous effort to encourage Nicaraguans to attend the two papal masses that were held in León and Managua.

Puerto Cabezas Airport

Also known as Bilwi Airport, it is located on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN), approximately an hour from Managua by aircraft.

Punta Huete Airport

Located at the north shore of Lake Managua, the Punta Huete Airport could become in the near future a major airport in Nicaragua.

Q69k

Q69K is a Nicaraguan punk band formed around 2001, primarily around the capital city of Managua.

Rigoberto López Pérez

In 2006 a monument dedicated to López was built in his honor in Managua.

Solon Borland

Immediately after his arrival in Managua, he called for the US Government to repudiate the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, and for the American military to support Honduras in its confrontation with Great Britain.

Tan-Sahsa Flight 414

Tan-Sahsa Flight 414 was a scheduled flight from Managua (MGA), Nicaragua to Tegucigalpa (TGU), Honduras.

Thoraya Obaid

Medal and Key to the City of Managua, Nicaragua, given by the Mayor of the City of Santiago of Managua, for notable work on behalf of peace and development and her very important work to help extremely poor populations, March 2003

Warren Terhune

His largest engagement came when President William Howard Taft ordered the United States Marine Corps to Nicaragua in an attempt to put down a rebellion there, primarily out of the city of Managua.

William Peter Randall

Randall's travels and humanitarian work have led him from Israeli Kibbutz to Nicaraguan schools outside Managua, where he worked as a volunteer with The Canadian Light Brigade.


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Arlen Siu

On the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua in the town of El Rama, as well as in Managua, there is a large barrio (neighborhood) named in her honor, there is also a park in Leon, Nicaragua named after her.

Augusto C. Sandino International Airport

On March 5, 1959, Vickers Viscount YS-09C of TACA International Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Managua Airport when both port engines failed.

Named as Las Mercedes Airport in 1968 it was later renamed Augusto César Sandino International Airport during the Sandinista regime in 1980s and again in 2001 to Managua International Airport by then president Arnoldo Alemán.

Avianca Nicaragua

Avianca Nicaragua operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: Bluefields, Bonanza, Corn Islands, Managua, Puerto Cabezas, Rosita, San Carlos, Siuna and Waspam.

Battle of Ocotal

In May 1927, United States Marine Corps Captain Gilbert D. Hatfield left Managua in command of forty-one marine officers and men with the intention of patrolling the Nueva Segovia area.

Human trafficking in Nicaragua

Managua, Granada, Estelí, and San Juan del Sur are destinations for foreign child sex tourists from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, and some travel agencies are reportedly complicit in promoting child sex tourism.

La Chureca

Managua, which is in the south western part of Nicaragua, is situated at the shore of Lake Managua.

Lake Managua

While joined to Lake Nicaragua the Bull sharks of that lake cannot migrate to Lake Managua due to a 12 foot high waterfall on the Tipitapa River.

Neocatechumenal Way

and today there are Redemptoris Mater Seminaries all over the world in places such as Managua (Nicaragua), Rome (Italy), Kearny (NJ, USA), Madrid (Spain), Berlin (Germany), Guam, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), and Warsaw (Poland).

Paulo Freire University

The Universidad Paulo Freire (Spanish: Universidad Paulo Freire (UPF)), located in Managua, Nicaragua, with branches in Diriamba, Río San Juan and Matagalpa.

Santiago de Las Vegas

The first settlement dates from 1683 when tobacco farmers settled on the lands of the ranches in Sócalo Hondo, Managua, Bejucal and La Chorrera, then under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

Uriel Molina

Some of the most important Sandinistas had lived with him in a commune in Managua's poor El Riguero barrio before joining the Sandinista National Liberation Front, including Joaquín Cuadra, Álvaro Baltodano, and Luis Carríon.