In the US acreage is still the most common measure of land size. In other countries of the world the metric system is prolific and many of these countries are in various stages of use between acres and hectares (a hectare metric unit of land measurement and = aprox 2.47 acres). However, in […]
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We just returned from our first trip to Nicaragua for 2008, and it is so exciting to see what is going on down there. Once you get past the American press that only lets you see that which the media machine considers ‘newsworthy’, you find a country that is tranquil, people that are overly […]
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Posted in Nicaragua, tourism, travel on Jan 16th, 2008
After my post a few days ago regarding the snag I ran into with the 6 month passport expiration rule, things are now all back in order and our travel will be able to go ahead as planned (with only 3 days to spare:). To summarize, after finding out that I would likely […]
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Posted in tourism, travel on Jan 15th, 2008
Roads, We need roads! This is the mantra of all emerging third world countries. The cry comes from resort developers, tourists, politicians, truck drivers, and even the 16 year-old with a drivers license and two door sedan with a taxi sign on the door. Infrastructure, roads, we need roads. When describing Nicaragua to friends, family […]
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Posted in Las Laderas, Nicaragua, tourism, travel on Jan 13th, 2008
Wes and I have been busy finalizing preparations for our next trip to Nicaragua to begin development work for our Las Laderas Development initiative in northwestern Nicaragua. Tickets have been booked, inter-country travel arrangements set up, meetings set with other land developers, local business owners, and partners, excursions planned to view and document the […]
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Property will change hands approximately 4-5 times before it reaches its final end user. Along the way supply goes down, demand and interest grow, prices rise, and lot sizes shrink. Property will change hands from the original land owner, through speculators and investors to developers and or retirement investments, and then to second […]
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