Miskito people

The Miskito are an indigenous people who today lives primarily on the Atlantic coast on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras. In Nicaragua still live over 100,000 people in this ethnic group. The local settlement centers are located in the RAAN (North Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, also known as Miskito Coast ), with its capital Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas ) and with the city on the river Waspan Wangki (Rio Coco ). In Honduras, still live about 25,000 Miskito.

The name probably derives from the Miskito name of a former king from whose name was Miskut.

The Miskito speak their own language - Miskito, to which there is also a written language.

Many Miskito include the Moravian Church, that is, of the Moravian Church, at.