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- <text id=93CT1805>
- <title>
- Nicaragua--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Middle America
- Nicaragua
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and Clothing: Nicaragua's tropical climate calls for
- lightweight, washable clothing.
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Passports and visas are required for land or sea
- entry and for naturalized US citizens.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Medicines and competent care for most needs are
- usually available in Managua, though shortages occur. Public
- sanitation is lower than the US standard. The Managua water
- supply is generally safe. Food served in the better restaurants
- is also generally safe.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local and international telephone and
- telegraph service is available in Managua, which is one standard
- time zone behind eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Nicaragua is served by international airlines
- with frequent connections to the rest of Central America and,
- indirectly, the US. Rental cars, many taxis, and an extensive
- bus service are available in Managua.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: The cities of Granada and Leon, not far
- from Managua, retain much of their colonial atmosphere.
- Volcanoes dot the Pacific side, which also contains Lake
- Nicaragua, the largest freshwater body in Central America.
- Santiago Volcano, an active volcano 16 km.(10 mi.) from Managua,
- is an impressive sight. Nicaragua's many beaches offer
- opportunities for fishing and water sports.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: New Year's Day (Jan. 1); Holy Thursday and
- Friday, Easter, Labor Day (May 1); Anniversary of Triumph of the
- Revolution (July 19); Independence Day (Sept. 15); Christmas
- (Dec. 25).
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- October 1986.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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