THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photo from Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams 

 MARKET STREET : GRANADA, NICARAGUA 



Granada lies a mile or more from Lake Nicaragua with which it is connected by tramway. 

 The country around Granada is extremely lovely; and Lake Nicaragua, the largest body of 

 fresh water between Lake Michigan and Lake Titicaca, in Peru, is frequently pronounced the 

 most beautiful lake in the world. The mountains of Nicaragua and Costa Rica soar on all 

 sides of the lake, and within it rise the twin volcanoes of Ometepe and Madera. 



Guatemala City, Nicaragua became a 

 State of the Federation, and with it, in 

 the year 1822, a part of Iturbide's Empire 

 of Mexico. With the fall of the empire 

 it again formed part of the Federation. 



Upon the dissolution of the Federation 

 Nicaragua declared its absolute inde- 

 pendence on April 30, 1838, and the con- 

 stitution of the Republic of Nicaragua 

 was formally proclaimed on November 

 30 of the same year. 



Gen. Jose Santos Zelaya was inaugu- 

 rated President on April 17, 1906. 



In 1906, the latest year for which com- 



mercial details are available, Nicaragua's 

 foreign trade aggregated $7,639,877.53, 

 exports accounting for $4,231,047.88 and 

 imports for $3,408,829.65. The United 

 States, England, Germany, and France 

 are the leading factors in this commerce, 

 receiving and furnishing the following 

 amounts : 



Exports : United States, $2,492,485 ; 

 England, $452,142; Germany, $458,718; 

 France, $480,502. 



Imports: United States, $1,914,961; 

 England, $776,133; Germany, $400,389; 

 France, $193,661. 



