Managua other Central American neighbouring countries to show off their horses, skills, and horserider costumes. Another festival taking place since 2003 is the "Alegria por la Vida" (Happiness for Life) Carnaval is celebrated in Managua at the beginning of the month of March. There's a different slogan or theme every year. This event is celebrated with parades, floats, live music, food and dancing as well as the march of the Carnival Queen. The National Library holds a great amount of volumes and affords abundant bibliographic information about the discovery and independence of Nicaragua. The National Palace of Culture has an exhibition
Central American University (Managua) country, was born on October 8, 1984, at UNAN Managua, as an educational initiative by the Director of Journalism Vicente Baca Lagos, and was embraced by the student movement in those early post-revolution years. Several UNAN programs had been assigned to other universities, and Journalism and Psychology on the Ricardo Morales Aviles on the UNAN Campus, with all its infrastructure and projects, was entrusted to UCA under Fr. César Jerez, S.J. Thus began the experimental radio station for students of journalism to get pre-professional practice, with support from the Deputy Minister of Telecommunications (TELCOR) Bayardo Altamirano. In the succeeding years