Show I 1 CA iffa az A I 1 I 1 A I 1 t in nicaraguan boys boya bobbing an alligators alligator net nest arrer prepared ed by national cl society Higton D 0 I 1 ACI lina has been cell promised to PI nicaragua Mcara gua with ith the signing of 0 a pact reL recently Itly between the rebels who have caused turmoil tor for tie seral Noral tears bears and the central gov crement alit t to pence ua s gloat pst cst needy are improved moans means of transportation and communication at present tile national railway torn tem consists conIs ts of n R line some miles long running aiom the IACI pacific fIL const coast port of corinto Corl nto via I 1 eon con to the capital city Marin managua glia and on oil to granada and diria A 21 r t lo le line linking lake nica mica with san juan dol aur ur a few private lines and a three mile stean swell the republics total railway mileage to miles allea in NA vt I 1 weather most of the roads of the country are tr avertable only hy by aveart ox curt but some in miles I 1 I 1 es of sur surfaced raced highways bavo bave been completed or tre i re under eon con st ruction although NIca nicaragua ngua iq 13 the largest state of central aina america about equal in area to new york state its population la Is only equal to that of littzi irra in ahree fourths of 0 the inhabitants live in the motin gainous nil 1 destein ke stein halt of the country the history of the illic Is 18 a chronicle of ohp of tile ni masses of mixed span ish 1311 and indian ascent d scent under ka lei log eople change of nf it Is recorded that ii 1 I oil of 10 16 ienus INI W persons in succession exercised supreme Bu power nn an abor apr age hellod of control of hardly more than two 00 weeks per rulers among tile the most dramatic dents of a past was the Nv Illiam talker episode which in a nien measure paralle paralleled lol the tragedy in 0 five ienus or of his carver i oung joung til a became in turn I 1 III aerator virtual dictator 1 I rog resident Ident nia a refi iKpe from N esica lea dagurt aice nil and deport ed ba unite 1 strafes forces lie he was nind a pil pi isanor b nn an ainer er of the british navy arid and atas as sur rendered to the lie lion dinan authora ties who iio tried find and condemned ned ined hlin him to be shot lie ife was executed bep 12 1910 dlce hns has tilt the p etise ith e force of european Pur lur pox boxier ier in 1875 mien hen oermann lori bloc blockaded laded the republics principal ports to forte tile alie payment of an indemnity y of in for an alleged insult to to a german consul and in lio aw when broat tain collected 15 di dinnage niage for tile the arrest and ex et of one nna of its insular lon on sular oali cers at ho hill full been char charef gf by with cori con spir pIr ncy acy agrant tho the government should prosper with peace the united states tins has endeavored to 1 b ing peace out or of the chang and united acci marine pre cre stationed tation ed in the republic fr fir many N ears en r nhen hen Mcarn Run a political par ties crien eventus tua ly kermtt or tire are co erad ino info permitting the ron pon ulace uince to settle d dian to cultivating the country s rich I 1 harld lif in r cotee I 1 K elcan gron roc eq rind and tier her cotton nelds there Is 13 no reason wha ali MIR largest large A of the en ell tra americ american an republics should not be beconi con one of the tip most prosperous i the agricultural wealth of man ir rit rii lift in col constitutes on n part of lar her natural resource for th h rt Is n grov 11 of if maliot in alint nv and of nf other oilier cabinet in hir forets fores wil her hill are hill ali 1 in gold and sil i alle on oil tile the up lund wilfre th re tt PK elent pas inq tura e for th II icila of the most enot str sir king hing 1 it 14 ni fia tures of Min rakU ure tire tier her chain of of oln 4 a 11 noi it 1111 p t illel to the pa a effle cine gerim ird rd aind tier her ano pr gr it labis cannom rind tile die antl r hein belli the lie I 1 ir r st t in li pt 0 if r fri arsh h ant nt r in ill tile the kill in rl ri is iq s uth lith of I 1 like ml lill I 1 if i i n i f I 1 ki i in n tl it 1 I i 1 1 f thin and I 1 i in in ni I 1 I 1 nt lit of having alin t it li r i 1 RI ai ea enair gr cu tonit r f r a I 1 h r il 11 turn tural proem t is tl I 1 tilt nit I 1 s t s i hin bins s ano third of till nil the r ihlma exports and lit n return the larn r oliree f of lir ilir im ports from na th three ree of N Mcarn learn guit gun s q elt 1 1 h ahne I 1 in the neva sp p t I 1 allm managua tile the present and geoa eon and aranada ea anh h of which aich have aspired to baconn the fhe ir aret st city particularly since the devastating earthquake which nearly wiped out managua in 1031 managua Al has a population of approximately but its importance la ii largely pi political it la Is the distributing center for coffee from the hills to the south which constitute the leading cottee coffee diction of the republic an ancient indian village existed on the site of managua when the spaniards arrived the town was waa of little importance until 1858 when the filibustering expedition of wil binm walker strangely improved its ita lot the rival cities of leon and granada had been capitals capita 19 alternately walkes invasion united ta the ra factions and managua became tile the compromise capital making mans manag lua ua dotter better the town Is laid out in squares for or the national palace the capitol building find the prest dents dent s regI residence dence most of the build ings in managua were small and low they constructed for the most part of a soft volcanic stone or of mud bricks adobe these laige crude bricks are laid in a wooden frame find and are plastered in side aide and out these buildings were not highly inflammable when stand ing and fir fires es have been confined tio atty lu eu single structures truc tures until recently Al managua tins has had dirt streets alternately dusty and muddy and lifts has cached sanitary conveniences during the last few scars a million dollar improvement in pro campaign has been carried out un the supervision of american contractors conti actors anil engineers the town has been furnished with nith electric light waterworks water waterN works sew seN era cro and 1 laving approximately one third of the nave have been paved there Is a good sized american colony in managua provably prot ably several hundred civilians A modern airport built by the united states 1 marine I fore forces es has helped managua to become one of the leading air terminals in I 1 rtin america here passengers en cu route to or from south america must change planes I 1 eon arid and granada are centuries old rivals for the distinction of being Nic nicaragua araguas s capital each city was founded in 1523 and in the succeeding two and a ent urles the seat of government alternated bet between Neen them leon has been second IT in tion in nicaragua since managua 3 rise to power ou on the rail road that onneita on necta managua and granada with Corin lothe coun countes count rys principal seaport leon tins has enjoyed a consistent flow of trade find and has become one of tile the transportation centers of central america ameilla in the fertile mountain country surround ing frig teon I 1 eon corn sugar cane catle cat la and dairy are the principal sources of wealth the town itself Is topical apical of many arnall cities in latin america low bouti q or of adobe covered covi red iab with red tiles tilea lint the cobblestone streets loons leons ca thedrel started in 1610 la Is ce cae of the show places of lnla mcara ra gurt gna tile the city shows the effect of numerous revolutions but its plaza phia IF la stilt one of the handsomest in tho country leon maki mak lots of soap ivons I 1 eon s manufacturing establish n nants tits include a large soap factory which Is arild to supply 80 per cent of the laundry soap used on the w cst coast a crindle candle factory two bi tiling works three canneries tanneries tann tan eries nerle and a watt mower electric leht plant grumad Gri the fie oldest by a few months rind perhaps peril aps the wealthiest city in was nas founded by I 1 ra I 1 ernandez do cordoba as aa an inland port at the western eni end of iise nicaragua during span 1311 colonial das boats boata from the Carll bena SM sei carne came up the san juin jinn river and across luke lale nica men natia to the docks of gran ala mille tills this accas accessibility made crat an trading cen tr it aiso I lift it a for earia plate find and it was as several anit tinis siu at kd but always agnay n built granada Is the terminus of the va ifil indich connects tile the c ct ti with managua leon I 1 eon rind and cor into inrid a ine of milt milts s the td id a small steamer on I 1 ink ak nicaragua connecting conne cUn grinaldi r mail i twice tice a week neck with mth the other towns on the like Grann Gram dah idab principal trade Is in coffee sugar enne cattle and dalry dairy products it Is tile the mollest of the three pat pal cities liming hasing only 1 I 0 I till itin n granada I always supported the so called ideas in government while lebas leon favored the literal ll bide |