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Jalapa is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located in north Nicaragua, close to the Honduras border.

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Map of Jalapa, Nicaragua

According to the Washington Lieutenant Governor's files, it is a sister city with Port Townsend, Washington which is located on the Puget Sound on the eastern coast of the Olympic Peninsula.

Contra war

Jalapa, which is located on the border of Honduras, was the location of two failed attempts of the CIA funded Contras to overthrow the city and install a provisional government, in late 1982 and December 1983, in which the CIA informed the contras would be immediately recognized by the United States Government.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Jalapa is twinned with:

  • Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987
  • Jyväskylä, Finland
  • References

    Jalapa, Nueva Segovia Wikipedia