Nicaragua · Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas
Bilwi, capital of the Miskito coast.
- Municipality
- 138,353 (2023 est.)
- Hurricane Felix
- 2007
Then
- 1921
A lumber company builds the town on a 50,000-hectare grant.
- Cold War
The Bay of Pigs invasion launches from here.
- 2007
Hurricane Felix kills about 100 people.
- 2020
Hurricane Eta hits on November 3.
Now
Bilwi is the capital of the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.