Nicaragua operates on Central Standard Time (CST), which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6). Nicaragua does not observe daylight saving time, so the time remains consistent throughout the year.
All of Nicaragua follows the same timezone. The capital Managua, colonial cities León and Granada, and the Caribbean coast including the Corn Islands all observe Central Standard Time. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America by area.
Nicaragua is known as "The Land of Lakes and Volcanoes" and contains the two largest freshwater lakes in Central America: Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. Lake Nicaragua is home to the only freshwater sharks in the world (bull sharks that adapted to freshwater). The country also has 19 volcanoes, several of which are active.