Coastal Dreaming

When economies are in a down turn, people look to conserve, but they also want to get away and forget their troubles at home, but where to go and not break the bank? If you are in the Western Hemisphere, Central America is the place to go! Frommer’s (travel guide company) has Nicaragua […]

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In the April 08 edition of Harvard Business Review there is a short but intriguing article entitled the Tourism Time Bomb. The genesis of the article circles around the growing middle class and how they will not only want to buy but experience the things that money can buy.
The authors surmise that international tourist […]

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During 2007 a relatively new sport in Nicaragua hit the media. In a number of different articles on the topic I saw it referred to as ‘ashboarding’, volcano boarding and volcano surfing. This new sport is becoming one of the prime attractions for adventure seekers in Nicaragua known as the land of lakes […]

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MSNCB travel has an article about about traveling abroad to places where the US dollar will still get you somewhere. While the cost of traveling to Europe could be more than enough to ruin any fun you would have over there, there is still lots of buying power south of the border. Many […]

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Law 306 has been around for some time (1999), however for those who may be new to investing in this country, Nicaragua’s Law 306 is one of the most attractive, and extensive, tourism-incentive laws in central America. This law is very broad and offers hard-to-beat benefits for investors who take advantage of this program. […]

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Eric over at InvestorCentric Blog points us to the fact that Sport Illustrated ’s Swim Suit issue features Nicaragua. There were actually 3 models that had their shoots done in the San Juan Del Sur area…. (see the video as well) With this, Nicaragua moves one step closer to being a part of the mainstream […]

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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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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 […]

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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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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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