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Each capital city has a large center, many sights, main street with restaurants, cafes and boutiques. All you said? Not really. Managua as none of these things, but is the capital of Nicaragua. They call it “resurrected city” because managed to survive a severe earthquake in 1931, second in 1972, bombing in 1979 and the devastating Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the capital of Nicaragua several times raze, but managed be lifted up again from the ruins. In the past, called the “pearl of the Spanish colonies, but today is more like a village than a city. This is the only city in the world that no center. It was destroyed by the second major earthquake and to this day not recovered. Impressive are the addresses, or rather the lack thereof. The streets have no names, and people used well-known places as the starting point and every description as the address is: ten steps from the factory lines in two streets with tree house, two blocks away where they stabbed Jose Lopez. And these addresses are listed on all official documents. Since the latter can come to the conclusion that the level of crime in the city is very high. The most dangerous neighborhood in the capital since the remaining time of the sandinism is named Georgi Dimitrov. Most Nicaraguans do not know who he is, but only mention of that name makes them bristle, because this neighborhood is going whatnot. To prevent such a crime in this city, most Nicaraguans walking with rifles or pistols in the streets. Here to walk the streets with guns is like to wear handbag. Moreover, one of the practicing profession is to guard. Each house has at least one, and he stands ever post with a rifle in his hands. I say at least one, because the rich estates may have only three entrances.
And as is typical Managua city, beautiful buildings are located only in the suburbs. There is only place where you can see clean streets, large houses with large courtyards and tall palms. Integral part of the furniture and the poor and the rich have a hammock and rocking chair. You’ll see a rocking chair in the yard of the mansion and the rich shabby hut with a roof of bamboo. Indeed, even if they have no money for a house, buy at least the Nicaraguans rocking chair and placed him under a palm tree. The Nicaraguans family are generally large and nationalists to demonstrate the houses and put their cars on the country flag. They do not miss the opportunity to spit the United States, while the maximum benefit of any U.S. assistance. For example, all public transport buses in the capital actually are old American school buses. But Nicaraguans do not know, because they can not understand what it means “school bus”, which appears in the yellow buses. They are so grate with English, they can not even understand what it means “stop”. Maybe because of all the characters stop writing “alto” (the same in Spanish). Indeed, road signs are a real landmark. They are white square panels, which in a small circle is painted the standard sign, but underneath it was written explanation in Spanish: “not anticipate” a maximum speed of 30 mph, etc. However, traffic is madness. In the capital there are no more than four hiking trails and a cross where he wants. Overpass built some time ago, but almost no capital to use it, because they are lazy to climb stairs. In addition, more cars in the capital are lorries, which often ride the whole family, and even some of the neighbors. Some of the passengers were gathered inside and the rest are piled together behind. One of the other attractions of Managua are markets. They are everywhere. Even junctions have become a small market. Every stoplight drivers were attacked by at least a dozen vendors – one offered water, another something to eat, others accessories car wash one glass begs another. The most famous market in town is Oriental. Do not be fooled by its name, there’s not only sell things from the Orient and everything everywhere. And when I say everything, do not exaggerate. The market represents dozens of stalls and labyrinthine his howling over 20 km. There you can find whatever you want, but if by chance what you are looking for, it will – we will deliver it for a few days, whatever it is – brand clothes, exotic animals or car. If you know the secret paths that will take you to the appropriate traders can buy an original “Harley Davidson” for tens of times lower than usual price. Else impresses in Managua are many children who work. Three years of begging, five-year wash windows at traffic lights, eight-year – newspapers, a ten year now turn their own business.

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