- El Realejo
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official_name = El Realejo
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Nicaragua
subdivision_type1 = Department
subdivision_name1 = Chinandega
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
subdivision_name2 = El Realejo
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Rafael Blanco Reyes
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1532
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footnotes =El Realejo is a
municipality in the Chinandega department ofNicaragua . The town of El Realejo was constructed in 1532, during the first years of Spanish colonization. During this period it served as Nicaraguas principal port, and remained so until the beginning of the 17th century, whenpirate attacks started to threaten the towns commercial life-line. The importance of El Realejo was further subdued by the construction of Corinto, which came to be Nicaragua's new principal port. [ [http://vianica.com/visit/chinandega Explore Nicaragua: Chinandega ] ]Today, the economy is based around agriculture, fishing, and the raising of animals. El Realejo is characterized by open expanses of tropical savannah that give way to mountains and beaches. [ [http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/cityseek/list/display?recID=54293 Sister Cities International ] ]
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