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When we were up in northwestern Nicaragua earlier this year, the reason for the massive road construction project into the Cosiguina region of Nicaragua was to facilitate commerce for not only the peanut farming in the area but also to support the expected traffic from the new ferry that would connect Potosi with El Salvador. [...]

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I wanted to point of a great article on Nicaragua from the Toronto Star that talks to the changing face of Nicaraguan. Although the article focus’s mostly on on tourism, this should get any foreign investor excited about the potential of this amazing country. Nicaragua is still at the head of [...]

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Growing up in Canada under a socialized health care system and now residing in the United states under a system with private insurance companies, I can see the pros and cons of each system. Neither is perfect and like most systems there is always room for improvement.
However, one misconception held by many US [...]

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If you saw the news that Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano had a small eruption of gas and ash you may be wondering - is this a safe place to invest? Nicaragua is the land of lakes and volcanoes and these geological formations are part of the draw to this wonderful country. Yes San [...]

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Continued increased gas prices and their trickle down effects will change everything - the world economy and more importantly the way we live. Think about the following:

How far people will be willing to drive on a vacation
Where people can afford to fly to for vacation
Where people live - suburbs or cities
how they will travel [...]

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The transportation strike is over. Taxis and buses are running again. Our lawyer contact told us last week he did not think the strike would go through the weekend and he was right. Ortega decreased the price of diesel $1.30. See the article in the Tico Times for more information.

We had a fantastic time [...]

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All is quiet in San Juan Del Sur. We have had no incidents concerning the strike. As a matter of fact, life is quite normal here now. Most tourists have learned how to get around without taxi or bus. No one is complaining. Life is just moving on like any normal day. I have not [...]

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What happens when you love what you do? The spirit of Entrepreneurial Travel. My wife and I are leaving for Nicaragua in one week. We will be in Central America for 13 days. Last night Paula asked a few interesting questions. “Wes, what are we going to do for fun? What are going to do [...]

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Do a Google search for Mechapa Beach… you won’t find much. This is one of those beautiful remote beaches you always dream of finding. Rumored to be to be one of the longest (up to 20 km) shallowest beaches in all of Nicaragua, this is one beautiful place. Part of the reason [...]

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Nicaragua News

Interested in Nicaragua? - Politics, Humanitarian efforts, interesting stories? In the right side of this blog there is a section entitled news of interest. This section of items is updated daily as we see stories of interest on Nicaragua. It is actually tied to a del.ico.us account for coastal dreams. As [...]

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