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Bluefields, Nicaragua

Corn Island, Nicaragua

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Envios a Nicaragua
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West Palm Beach, Florida

NICARAGUA'S MONEY

Nicaragua has its own currency, the córdoba. The US dollar is also accepted everywhere. Often prices are based on dollars but quoted in córdobas. If you pay in dollars, you will receive your change in córdobas.

Prices in córdobas are given using the letter 'c' and a dollar sign (for example, C$100). The ISO-4217 abbreviation for the Córdoba is NIO.

BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA

LOCATION & HISTORY

Bluefields, city eastern Nicaragua, just south of the mouth of the Escondido River and inland from its outer port of El Bluff. Named after the Dutch pirate Blewfeldt, who used it as a base in the 17th century, it was the capital of the British Mosquito Coast protectorate until returned to Nicaragua in 1850. U.S. Marines were stationed there (1912–25; 1927–32) at the request of the Nicaraguan president to quell revolutionary activity. The town's populace, long-accustomed to limited local autonomy, rioted against Sandinista military control in the early 1980s.

Bluefields is the nation's most important Caribbean port, handling mainly cabinet woods, frozen fish, shrimp, lobsters, and bananas. Learn More...

PLACING CALLS TO BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA
	Calls to a Land Line	Calls to a Cell Phone
	Dial the international dial out code of the country you are in (eg: from US - 011) +505 (Nicaragua's Area Code) + 257 (Bluefields' Area Code) + Local number eg: 011 + 505 + 257 + Local number	Dial the international dial out code of the country you are in (eg: from US - 011) + 505 (Nicaragua's Area Code) + 8+ cell phone number eg: 011 + 505 + 8 + cell phone number


POPULATION	CLIMATE	TRAVEL INFORMATION
Bluefields has a population of 45,547 (2005) and its inhabitants are multiethnic, multi-language and multicultural. Mestizos make up about 57% of the total population with Creoles making up 36% and Miskitos, Garifunas, and Ramas making up the remaining 7%. Spanish is the official language but English and Miskito are used in everyday conversations. Learn more...	The climate for this region is tropical with the average temperature annually at 26ºC and a maximum temperature of 32ºC. The average rainfall in the RAAS is between 160 and 180 inches of rain annually. The rainy season begins in May and lasts through December with the dry season in March,April, and May but even then there is a good chance of rain. Learn more...	A valid U.S. passport is required to enter Nicaragua. Although there is a bilateral agreement that waives the six-month validity passport requirement, U.S. citizens are urged to ensure that their passports are valid for the length of their projected stay in the country before traveling. Learn more...

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