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THE AMAZING RACE Checkpoint 3
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:08 pm
by Godly Paladin
The current racers are:
cbwing0
Smanbeyond
Swordguy
termyt
Lightupthedark
Namu
And Zane...the nice guy wild card.
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Next stop...Nicaragua!
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:13 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
i'm lost...
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:16 pm
by cbwing0
Before being taken over by the Sandanistas, Nicaraguan politics were dominated by the Somoza family.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:41 pm
by SManBeyond
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:22 pm
by Zane
Wildcard Guy.
Nicaragua was settled as a colony of Spain in the 1520s, and gained its independence in 1821. And they speak spanish.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:24 pm
by Swordguy
Nicaragua is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:42 pm
by LightUpTheDark
86.7 of the population in Nicaragua speak Spanish.
8.3% speak English/Creole
4.7% speak Amerindian
and 0.3% speak Chinese or other Languages. Only 66% of the population are literate.
PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:09 am
by termyt
Originally, Nicaragua was to be the sight of the canal that now goes through Panama. While trying to decide on which site to use, a volcano errupted along the path the canal was to take in Nicaragua. Panma canal supporters (President Teddy Roosevelt among them) used this to get support for the Panama site.