Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in Central America. Once under Spanish rule, the country gained full independence in 1838. Today, Nicaragua is struggling to ...

Foreign occupiers were particularly susceptible: an estimated 16,000 Spanish troops died from yellow fever between 1895 and 1898. At the onset of war with the United States, illness had decimated ...

FILE - A Western Democratic Movement activist holds a poster with a message that reads in Spanish; "Free the priests," and images of clergy imprisoned by the government of Daniel Ortega ...

FILE - A Western Democratic Movement activist holds a poster with a message that reads in Spanish ... at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, March 17, 2023.