Lake Managua (Spanish: Lago de Managua, [maˈnaɣwa]), also known as Lake Xolotlán (Lago Xolotlán), is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. At 1,042 km², it is...
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one of the largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,055,247 as of 2020, and a...
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(85 ft). The intermittent Tipitapa River feeds Lake Nicaragua lake when Lake Managua has high water. The lake drains via the San Juan River flowing east to...
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the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the Pacific Ocean and on Lake Managua, but does not...
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Tipitapa (category Municipalities of the Managua Department)
city and municipality in the Managua department of western Nicaragua. The area is located between Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua. Tipitapa began as a...
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Nicaragua are the two largest freshwater lakes in Central America—Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua. Surrounding these lakes and extending to their northwest along...
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Amphilophus labiatus (category Fish of Lake Nicaragua)
Amphilophus labiatus is a large cichlid fish endemic to Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua in Central America. It is also known by the common name red devil...
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Nicaragua, located near the city of León. It stands on the shores of Lake Managua. An eruption of the volcano in 1610 forced inhabitants of the then-Spanish...
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Tipitapa River (category Lake Nicaragua)
connects Lake Managua to Lake Nicaragua. Its flow is seasonally variable and when Lake Managua, which is situated about ten meters higher than Lake Nicaragua...
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cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids...
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National Guard. The Polígono de Tiro (Weapons Range) was located close to Lake Managua, being used for artillery and air superiority training of GN ground units...
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Parachromis managuensis (category Fish of Lake Nicaragua)
it is found from Honduras to Costa Rica. The binomial name refers to Lake Managua in Nicaragua, from which the holotype was obtained. It is a food fish...
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due to the presence of the large Lake Cocibolca (or Lake Nicaragua) and Lake Managua (or Lake Xolotlán), as well as lagoons and rivers in the region...
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Intercontinental Hotel near Lake Managua in Nicaragua, seeking privacy and security, when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake damaged Managua in December 1972. As a...
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(24 mi) to the Nicaraguan capital and largest city of Managua, on the shores of Lake Managua. From Managua south to the town of Jinotepe is about 50 km (31 mi)...
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La Chureca (category Managua)
north-western corner of Managua. It is located on the south shore of Lake Managua, and it is near Acahualinca, home to the famous ancient footprints of...
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up Managua in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua. Managua may also refer to: Lake Managua, also known as Lake Xolotlán...
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which can be prepared in similar fashion to Nesquik. During a visit near Lake Managua, Nicaragua in 1909, the journalist Pierre Lardet discovered the recipe...
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(Mobuto-Sese-Seko) Lake Chad Lake Edward Lake Fianga Lake Kariba Lake Kivu Lake Tana Lake Mweru Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan) Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) Lake Tanganyika...
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220 km of water transport roads, including the two large lakes Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. A Nicaragua Canal was planned but canceled on 21 February...
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population reached 7.0 million, with the capital (and most populous) city of Managua containing 1.5 million. According to the UN, Nicaragua has a population...
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Ancient footprints of Acahualinca (category Managua)
[akawaˈliŋka]; Spanish: Huellas de Acahualinca) exist in Managua, Nicaragua near the southern shore of Lake Managua. The region was once called "El Cauce". The tracks...
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artificial, regardless of water volume or maximum depth. Lake Nicaragua Lake Managua Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos de Nicaragua (2002). Superficie...
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America. Other important rivers include Río Tipitapa, which links Lake Cocibolca to Lake Managua and covers 1,050 km2 (405 sq mi). Río Amaka Río Carepicha Río...
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Masaya Volcano (category Volcanic crater lakes)
caldera located in Masaya, Nicaragua, 20 km (12 mi) south of the capital Managua. It is Nicaragua's first and largest national park, and one of 78 protected...
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Flooding in Lake Managua after the hurricane...
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(370 mi) long bottomland that contains the two largest lakes in Central America, Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua, and the deficiency of the breeding habitats...
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decades of the conquest can be seen in the ruins of León Viejo, next to Lake Managua, in Nicaragua. The city was abandoned and moved to its current location...
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Acahualinca – late Holocene human footprints found near the shore of Lake Managua in Nicaragua, dating to approximately 2,120 years ago. Eve's footprint...
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pounds of raw sewage was released into Lake Managua each day. Scores of industrial plants located on the lake's shore had freely dumped there for over...
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