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Nicaragua

In 1902, backers of the Panama route sent every US senator a Nicaraguan stamp showing a smoking volcano. The Senate went on to choose Panama for the canal.

Where its story happens

Momotombo volcano, at 12.42°N, 86.54°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Nicaragua

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Nicaragua, in Central America, between Honduras and Costa Rica. See Nicaragua on a map.
  2. It shares its name with its giant lake, and its capital is Managua.
  3. It is the largest country in Central America.
  4. Sharks live in its largest lake: bull sharks that swim up a river from the Caribbean.
  5. The canal between the Atlantic and the Pacific was almost dug across this country, not Panama.

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