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  1. A worker picks tobacco leaves at the tobacco plantation in Nicaragua's northern province of Esteli February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

    Rural women making change in Nicaragua

    06 October 2011 13:47 BST | Comments (0)

    Beatriz Gonzalez | Latin America and Caribbean Views

    Most women in Nicaragua have to lease land, which ends up costing them half of what they earn, writes Oxfam Canada's Beatriz ...

  2. Irrigation of food crops is now possible during the dry season in drought-affected Nicaragua after construction of special reservoirs to capture and store excess rainwater during the country's rainy season. Photo: Neil Palmer/ CIAT

    Water harvesting reshapes farming in Nicaragua

    30 August 2011 16:15 BST | Comments (0)

    Neil Palmer | Climate Conversations

    A simple dam constructed between steep hillsides transforms years of struggle into agricultural success

  3. People take part in a protest in favour of abortions for rape survivors and women who risk dying in childbirth in front of the National Assembly Building in Managua October 26, 2006. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

    Surviving rape in Nicaragua: Abigail's safe haven

    03 August 2011 18:03 BST | Comments (0)

    Josefina Salomon | The Word on Women

    A simple dam constructed between steep hillsides transforms years of struggle into agricultural success

  4. Alliance launches pneumococcal vaccine

    13 December 2010 14:57 GMT | Comments (1)

    Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation | Health and Science

    A new vaccine which prevents the most deadly forms of pneumonia is introduced in Nicaragua

  5. New pneumonia vaccine set for launch in Nicaragua

    10 December 2010 13:13 GMT | Comments (1)

    julie-mollins | Health and Science

    A new pneumococcal vaccine, set for release in Nicaragua will save millions of lives, Dan Thomas of GAVI says

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    Capital:Managua
    Currency:Cordoba (NIO)
    Time zone:GMT -6

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