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Chinandega Department
department in northwestern Nicaragua
Volcán San Cristóbal
Highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m (5,725 ft).
Cosigüina
Cosigüina (also spelt Cosegüina) is a stratovolcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. It forms a large peninsula extending into the Gulf of Fonseca. The summit is truncated by a large caldera, 2 x 2.4 km in diameter and 500 m deep, holding a substantial crater lake (Laguna Cosigüina). This cone has grown within an earlier caldera, forming a somma volcano. The earlier caldera rim is still exposed on the north side, but has been buried by the younger cone elsewhere.
Chinandega Airport
airport in Chinandega, Nicaragua
Nicaragua Crisis of 1894-1895
British occupation of Corinto