title: Jalapa, Nueva Segovia
text: # Jalapa, Nueva Segovia
  
  Jalapa is a city and a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located in northern Nicaragua, close to the Honduras border.
  
  Jalapa has been Boulder, Colorado's sister city since 1983.
  
  ## Contra war
  
  Jalapa, which is located on the border of Honduras, was the location of two failed attempts of the CIA funded Contras to overthrow the city and install a provisional government, in late 1982 and December 1983, in which the CIA informed the contras would be immediately recognized by the United States Government.
  
  ## International relations
  
  ### Sister city
  
  Jalapa's sister city is:
  
  * Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987
  