CORINTO, NICARAGUA

'Corinto' is a town of 17,000 (1995 population) on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the department of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863 and was named in honour of the Greek city of Corinth. It is also the birthplace of Anthony Valle.

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★ Longitude: 12.4833/12°29' N

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★ Latitude: 87.1833/87°11' W

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Economy

U.S. Attacks

Notes

Twinnings

External links

Economy

It was a railroad terminus and Nicaragua's largest Pacific port. It has its own Container terminal and is able to manage a wide variety of cargo: liquid, bulk, containers, cars, etc.

U.S. Attacks

On May 2, 1896 U.S. Marines land in Corinto to protect U.S. interests during political unrest. Invasions in the "Neighborhood", Revolutionary Worker #1059, June 18, 2000 A CENTURY OF U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTIONS: From Wounded Knee to Iraq, Compiled by Zoltan Grossman
On January 25, 1922 the USS ''Galveston'' landed a detachment of U.S. Marines at Corinto, to reinforce the Managua legation guard during a period of political tension.
While supporting the Contras in the 1980s, U.S. Forces mined the harbor of Corinto. On October 10, 1983 an attack destroyed 3.2 million gallons of fuel. It is believed that this attack was directed by the CIA and carried out by U.S. Navy Seals. International Court of Justice, CASE CONCERNING THE MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES IN AND AGAINST NICARAGUA (NICARAGUA v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) The New York Times, OCT. 10 ASSAULT ON NICARAGUANS IS LAID TO C.I.A. NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 11, 1983 Photograph showing the burning oil tanks, Un comando de la CIA y fuerzas especiales SEAL bombardean refineria en Corinto, Nicaragua, 1983.

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Twinnings

★ Bremen (city), Germany

★ Cologne, Germany

★ Liverpool, United Kingdom

★ Portland, Oregon, USA

External links

★ http://www.epn.com.ni/corinto.php

★ Corinto Photos

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google

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★ Satellite images: Google