Río San Juan

Río San Juan, Nicaragua
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history of the Nicaragua Canal (Q19891726)
item type: aspect of history
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Attempts to build a canal across Nicaragua to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean stetch back to the early colonial era. Construction of such a shipping route—using the San Juan River as an access route to Lake Nicaragua—was first proposed then. Napoleon III wrote an article about its feasibility in the middle of the 19th century. The United States abandoned plans to construct a waterway in Nicaragua in the early 20th century after it purchased the French interests in the Panama Canal, which has served as the main connecting route across Central America since its completion.

Nicaragua Canal (Q1252068)
item type: proposed canal
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project, informally the Nicaragua Canal (Spanish: Canal de Nicaragua, also referred to as the Nicaragua Grand Canal, or the Grand Interoceanic Canal) was a proposed shipping route through Nicaragua to connect the Caribbean Sea (and therefore the Atlantic Ocean) with the Pacific Ocean. Scientists were concerned about the project's environmental impact, as Lake Nicaragua is Central America's key freshwater reservoir while the project's viability was questioned by shipping experts and engineers.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Abandoned canal projects, Abandoned canal projects
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve (Q11702832)
item type: biological reserve
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Indio Maíz Biological Reserve is situated on the southeastern corner of Nicaragua bordering the San Juan River and Costa Rica. Measuring about 3,180 square kilometers, it is one of the largest protected lowland forest system in Central America, the second largest lowland rainforest reserve in Nicaragua (after Bosawás) and is a key component in the proposed Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. It has previously been referred to as "the gem of Central American nature reserves" by UCLA biologists. Indio Maíz is rich in biodiversity, holding a higher number in species of trees, birds, and insects than all of Europe. In recent years, a growing timber and oil palm industry has led to increasing rates of deforestation along the northern and western flanks of Indio Maíz.

Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua (Q4870194)
item type: battle
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The battle for Río San Juan de Nicaragua was one of several battles that took place during the Anglo-Spanish War, a subconflict of the Seven Years' War, which lasted from December 1761 until February 1763. The conflict, which took place in July–August 1762, began when William Lyttelton, the British governor and commander-in-chief of Jamaica, sent a naval expedition to Nicaragua with the primary objective of capturing the town of Granada.

San Juan Expedition (Q7414580)
item type: expedition
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The San Juan Expedition took place between March and November 1780 during the American War of Independence when a British force under the command of John Polson and Captain Horatio Nelson landed on the coast of the present-day Nicaragua, with the aim of sailing up the San Juan River to capture the strategically crucial towns of Granada and León, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua.

El Castillo de la Inmaculada Concepción (Q6463182)
item type: protected area
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

La Inmaculada Fort Historical Site is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves which are officially under protection in the country.

Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge (Q7386402)
item type: protected area
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves which are officially under protection in the country. It consists of 430 km2 (170 sq mi).