Bluefields is the capital of the municipality of the same name, and of R.A.A.S in Nicaragua. It was also capital of the now extinct Zelaya department which was divided into North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions. It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Escondido River. Bluefields was named after the Dutch pirate Abraham Blauvelt who hid in the bay's waters in the early 17th century. It has a population of 45,547 (2005) and its inhabitants are mostly Mestizo, Miskito, Creole, al… (More on Bluefields)