Culture

Culture

Nicaragua today is an Multiethnic country.   Nicaragua offers pre-Columbian heritage from the Nahualt Indians who were influenced and have similarities with the Mayan and Aztec culture, language and believes. Miskito Indians merged from the combination of the Bawihka native Indians of Nicaragua with the runaway African slaves that the British brought to Nicaragua.  This African Roots with the native Nicaraguan Indians still have a strong influence on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. The Spanish colonial influence for more than 300 years from controlling and expanding their roots in Nicaragua.  Before and after World War I and II Nicaragua had a strong German settlement, especially in the northern mountains of Nicaragua. Our dances, songs, music, poetry, paintings, sculptures, legends, stories are all native or combined with a foreign culture.  Enjoy, learn and experience living with peasant and farmer in the rawest way by sharing their lives in Communal tourism. Our food is a combination of local native ingredients with European splash.  So many colors to taste, essences to breath, flavors to see, temperatures to feel, Nicaragua has no artificial ingredients but many senses to explore.