CORINTO, the chief seaport of Nicaragua, Central America, terminus of the Pacific Railway, reaching the capital and principal cities on the Pacific side of the country. Pop. about 3,000. Co rinto is built on a small island of the same name at the entrance of Realejo bay, 87m. from Managua. About 65% of the foreign commerce of Nicaragua passes through Corinto, which is the seat of an American consulate and of a British vice-consulate. The port is equipped with a wharf at which all vessels that can enter the harbour find sufficient depth to allow them to tie up. The rail way runs directly to shipside. The customs are in the hands of an American employee of the Nicaraguan Government, the port han dling coffee, sugar, hides, dyewoods, cattle and some gold for ex port. The harbour is sheltered, the entrance being through a nar row though ample channel, deep enough to accommodate all ships reaching this coast. The city lies on the shore side of the island, furnishing practically the only sheltered port on the Pacific coast of Central America, with the exception of Le Union, Salvador, and Amapala, Honduras, both in the Gulf of Fonseca.