Corinto (Nicaragua)

Corinto on the map of Nicaragua

Corinto is a port city with a population of 22,000 (2005) on the northwest Pacific coast of the Central American state of Nicaragua.

• 3.1 Structures

Geography

Geographical Location

Corinto is located 150 km north- west of the capital Managua on the Pacific coast. It belongs to the department of Chinandega. Corinto is located on a peninsula and is connected with two bridges to the mainland.

History

The city was named after the Greek city of Corinth.

In March / April 1878, the city was occupied by a squadron of the Imperial Navy under the iron stucco affair.

In April 1895 Corinto was occupied shortly by a squadron of the Royal Navy. Background were disputes between Great Britain and Nicaragua over Nicaraguan debt settlements.

During the Contra war in the harbor in the 80s served as a focal point for Cuban and Soviet merchant ships, whereupon the CIA in 1984 the port mined.

Culture and sights

Structures

• Lighthouse of 1876

Economy and infrastructure

The main economic activities are fishing and especially the harbor. The Port of Corinto (Spanish for Puerto Corinto ) is by far the most important port in Nicaragua. About two -thirds of all imports and exports of the country running over the sea go over this port ( 1,984,241 t in 2007).

Twinning

Corinto is twinned with the following cities:

• Bremen (since 1989, currently suspended )
• Cologne (since 1988)
• Liverpool
• Portland, United States