Kukra River
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The Kukra River is a river of Nicaragua
. It lies in the southeast of the country and is inhabited by people who speak the Sumo language
. It is monitored by the Board of Kukra River (Junta Directiva del Rio Kukra), presided by Peter Martinez. During Hurricane Dean
a four-year-old girl drowned on a boat that sank amidst high winds and waves at the mouth of the river. It is located south of Bluefields
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agriculture area. The Rama grow grains near Bluefields Bay and along the Kukra.
Farming is the only industry along the Kukra.
has been found in the Kukra River region.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. It lies in the southeast of the country and is inhabited by people who speak the Sumo language
Sumo language
Sumo is the collective name for a group of Misumalpan languages spoken in Nicaragua and Honduras. Hale & Salamanca classifies the Sumu languages into a northern Mayangna, composed of the Twahka and Panamahka dialects, and southern Ulwa...
. It is monitored by the Board of Kukra River (Junta Directiva del Rio Kukra), presided by Peter Martinez. During Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Dean
The name Dean was used for five tropical cyclones in the Northern Atlantic Ocean:*1983's Tropical Storm Dean, which struck the coast of Virginia, causing minor erosion and flooding...
a four-year-old girl drowned on a boat that sank amidst high winds and waves at the mouth of the river. It is located south of Bluefields
Bluefields
Bluefields is the capital of the municipality of the same name, and of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur in Nicaragua. It was also capital of the former Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions...
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Economy
Along with Bluefields and Rio Escondido, the Kukra River has been an important indigenous and CreoleCreole
- Languages :A Creole language is a stable, full-fledged language that originated from a pidgin or combination of other languages.Creole languages subgroups may include:* Arabic-based creole languages* Dutch-based creole languages...
agriculture area. The Rama grow grains near Bluefields Bay and along the Kukra.
Farming is the only industry along the Kukra.
Fauna and flora
The ant species Pheidole psilogasterPheidole
Pheidole is a genus of ant that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.-The Genus:The genus Pheidole is widespread and ecologically dominant...
has been found in the Kukra River region.