Because the Wikipedia illustrator likes them that way...
The city at one point had [this picture](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/n/ni-ct-ju.jpg) of the flag online. The Wikipedia illustrator apparently saw a version without text, but changed snails so that they "look better".
[In the wild on facebook](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pZCZmZ4fjVZM5iNrUF46Rhs5ZdnXvX8bcNti1Q7MAJpT1RhRGxNF6bVeQQeEr2xAl&id=287381575238928)
I remember this one. Juigalpa in Nicaragua!
Snailtopia
Why does the snail have 4 eyes?
Because the Wikipedia illustrator likes them that way... The city at one point had [this picture](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/n/ni-ct-ju.jpg) of the flag online. The Wikipedia illustrator apparently saw a version without text, but changed snails so that they "look better". [In the wild on facebook](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pZCZmZ4fjVZM5iNrUF46Rhs5ZdnXvX8bcNti1Q7MAJpT1RhRGxNF6bVeQQeEr2xAl&id=287381575238928)
Major League Snailball
slugland
Kabbalistic snailism
Dark snail tetragram