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Present-day Nicaragua is located south of the pre-Columbian culture areas of the Maya and the Aztec in Mexico and northern Central America.
Although conventional wisdom states that the culture of lower Central America did not reach the levels of political or cultural development achieved in Mexico and northern Central America, recent excavations in Cuscutlatan, El Salvador, may prove that assumption erroneous.
Most of Nicaragua's Caribbean lowlands area is inhabited by tribes that had migrated north from what is now Colombia.
The various dialects and languages in this area are related to Chibcha, spoken by groups in northern Colombia.
Eastern Nicaragua's population consists of extended families or tribes.
Food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and slash-and-burn agriculture. Root crops (especially cassava), plantains, and pineapples were the staple foods.
The people of eastern Nicaragua appear to have traded with and been influenced by the native peoples of the Caribbean, as round, thatched huts and canoes, both typical of the Caribbean, are common in eastern Nicaragua.
The Spanish arrive in western Nicaragua in the early 1500s to find it inhabited by three principal tribes, each with a different culture and language: the Niquirano, the Chorotegano, and the Chontal.
Each of these diverse groups occupies much of Nicaragua's territory, led by independent chieftains (cacicazgos) who rule according to each group's laws and customs.
Their weapons consist of swords, lances, and arrows made out of wood.
Monarchy is the form of government of most tribes; the supreme ruler is the chief, or cacique, who, surrounded by his princes, forms the nobility.
Laws and regulations are disseminated by royal messengers who visit each township and give their chiefs orders to the assembled inhabitants.
The various dialects and languages in this area are related to Chibcha, spoken by groups in northern Colombia.
Eastern Nicaragua's population consists of extended families or tribes.
Food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and slash-and-burn agriculture. Root crops (especially cassava), plantains, and pineapples were the staple foods.
The people of eastern Nicaragua appear to have traded with and been influenced by the native peoples of the Caribbean, as round, thatched huts and canoes, both typical of the Caribbean, are common in eastern Nicaragua.
The Spanish arrive in western Nicaragua in the early 1500s to find it inhabited by three principal tribes, each with a different culture and language: the Niquirano, the Chorotegano, and the Chontal.
Each of these diverse groups occupies much of Nicaragua's territory, led by independent chieftains (cacicazgos) who rule according to each group's laws and customs.
Their weapons consist of swords, lances, and arrows made out of wood.
Monarchy is the form of government of most tribes; the supreme ruler is the chief, or cacique, who, surrounded by his princes, forms the nobility.
Laws and regulations are disseminated by royal messengers who visit each township and give their chiefs orders to the assembled inhabitants.