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How did the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua get the name "the mosquito coast"

How did the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua get the name "the mosquito coast"
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How did the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua get the name "the mosquito coast"

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Because the local "Miskito Amerindians" and was log determined by the british.
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It was named after the local Miskito Amerindians and was long dominated by British interests
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