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Nicaragua Nature
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National Tree
El madroņo (Calycophyllum Candidissimum)
National Flower
Sacuanjoche (plumeria rubia)
National Bird
Guardabarranco (momotus momota)
Surfaces of Water
9,240 km2 of the territory are covered for lakes and lagoons, of which the Lake of Nicaragua occupies about 8,000 km2, and that of Managua, around 1,000 km2.
In general, the lagoons are craters, and they are located located in volcanos that entered in inactivity makes several thousands of years.
