Ticuantepe
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Ticuantepe is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.
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[edit] Etymology
Ticuantepe comes from the Nahuatl language of the first inhabitants of Nicaragua. Ticuane, which means fierce or tiger, and tepeh, which means hill, are combined to make Ticuantepe ("Hill of the Fierce").
[edit] Overview
Ticuantepe has the largest underground aquifer in the nation and is the largest supplier of pineapples to all of Nicaragua. Ticuantepe has an estimated population of 34,000, 37% of which live in urban zones and 63% in rural zones.
[edit] Flora and Fauna
Located in Ticuantepe is Chocoyero Nature Reserve, which is the smallest protected area in Nicaragua at just 455 acres. Chocoyero is a tropical rainforest and is abundant in water. It is home to two waterfalls, El Brujo and Chocoyero, named after the Pacific Parakeets that make the walls of the cliff their home, they are locally know as Chocoyos.
Chocoyero is home to an estimated 113 bird species, 29 species of mammals and 21 types of reptiles and amphibians.[1]
[edit] Tourism
Chocoyero Nature Reserve is regarded as an important tourist attraction. Each year an estimated 10,000 people visit the reserve.[2]
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[edit] External links
- Nicaragua.com Ticuantepe
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