La Cruz de Río Grande
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La Cruz de Río Grande is a municipality in the RAAS department of Nicaragua. According to the 2005 census, the population of La Cruz de Rio Grande was 3,000.[1] It gets its name from the Rio Grande de Matagalpa which flows through it.
The town was founded in 1922 by Chinese traders to serve workers from a banana plantation further upriver. [2]
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References [edit]
- ^ Nicaragua Municipalities
- ^ Hutchinson, Peter (2004). Central America & Mexico 2004. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 957. ISBN 1-903471-72-9.
External links [edit]
- LaPrensa.com.ni La Cruz de Río Grande produce cacao (Spanish)
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