History of Nicaragua

In March this year, I brought up the idea about going to Costa Rica for our annual summer trip. My family and I had traveled to Europe in the past and experienced the famous tourist sites and cultures. In all of these tourist places, English was widely spoken and it was easy to get around, order food and find our way round. Costa Rica: safe, peaceful, adventurous, and a tourist haven. I envisioned Hawaii with even bigger mountains, more lush forests, coffee and chocolate everywhere, and lots of…

The exploration and colonization boom of the 16th-17th centuries permanently connected Europe and the Americas, a connection that eventually formed the modern “West.” This new global connection not only created positive effects, but it also created a few negative ones as well. The European and American perspectives vastly changed because of this new connection that was created. Before the connection came to be, Europeans believed there were multiple continents, unaware of how big the world truly…

Kyler Harlow, Seth Kramer, Nichole Smith Dr. Nicholson Honors English 10, Period 1 23 February 2017 Latin America Paper An identity is a major aspect of what makes a person their own person, unfortunately, an identity is something that Americans lack. A lack of identity within the American people resulted in a lack of identity within Latin Americans as well. Latin America was colonized by Europe in the 1500’s which cause a multicultural and foreign culture to be forced upon its inhabitants. This…

Affair portrays how President Reagan and other politicians had broken their oath by giving into negotiation with terrorists and breaking other laws. There were many nations involved in this affair. The main ones were the United States, Iran, and Nicaragua (Weiss et al.1). The way that the world found out about this was that two Lebanese newspapers wrote an article about the Iran arms deal (Weiss et al.18). As a result, on November 3, 1986, it rapidly spread to the United States (18). This…

When I looked at all the rainforests, shops, and markets I could not believe where I was not in the United States. We Will be going to Costa Rica! This place is important to me because I realized what the United States had compared to what Costa Rica had. Costa Rica also had many things that the United States doesn’t have. I definitely would recommend going to Costa Rica and seeing all the rainforests, markets shops, and just seeing the way they live life differently than how we live life. The…

Introduction: Many people may not know of the small nation of Costa Rica, it has been said that the nation is often confused as the island of Puerto Rico. However Costa Rica is located in Central America boarded by Nicaragua and Panamá, to the North and South respectively, and the Caribbean Sea on the East Coast and the Pacific on the West. In the pre-Colombian era, Costa Rica had fewer indigenous groups that resided in the region compared to other Central America nations; however those that…

Costa Rica is located in Central America. It shares borders with Panama and Nicaragua. Its touches both the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica is in the middle of a massive and rugged rainforest. On February 7, 2016 La Casa Amarilla opens its historic doors to the public for the first time La Casa Amarilla was built in 1920 by Henry D. Whitfield, an architect from the US from the United States. The “Yellow House” will be open for tours two times every month. La Casa Amarilla is home to…

The Culture of El Salvador There are 195 countries currently in the entire world. With countless countries in the world, it also brings different backgrounds. Being raised in a part of the globe, much of their population can grow accustomed to their norms. The perspective on their way of life can be very odd or disquieting to other countries. In fact, a culture is what construes their way of life, not to mention their way of thinking. Culture is what forms a person a person, as well as a…

way of background, Honduras is located in the north central region of Central America, and Honduras’ coastline is a blend of Caribbean and Pacific cultures. Geographically Honduras is located east of Guatemala, north of El Salvador and west of Nicaragua. Honduras is the second-largest country in Central America, and physically slightly larger than Tennessee. The natives of Honduras are called Hondurans and their native language is Spanish. Per the instructions…

write up on the state of human rights in Nicaragua in 1985 that painted a different picture then the one Reagan painted. While this group was aligned against Reagan, this perspective is still important as it allow us to understand that the truth was likely somewhere in between this and what Reagan was saying. The main message of this document was that the Sandinista government was improving considerably. The group reported that ““The government of Nicaragua has in fact prosecuted security…