Nicaraguan Independence Day
Comments OffNicaraguan Independence Day
Washington, DC
September 14, 2009
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On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend my congratulations to the people of Nicaragua as they celebrate 188 years of independence on September 15. As Nicaraguans continue the tradition of reading the Act of Independence of Central America in schools throughout the country tomorrow, showing [...]
7 steps to Nicaragua Cultural Immersion
Comments OffThere are many ways to enjoy and immerse you in this wonderfully diverse country in Central America. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, but one of the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The country is bordered in the north by Honduras and the south by Costa Rica. To the west of Nicaragua is [...]
A new adventure travel hotspot: Nicaragua
Comments OffUntil recently Nicaragua has been a no-go zone. Plagued by catastrophic civil war and wedged between the tourism powerhouse of Costa Rica and its northern neighbor Honduras , famous for cheap diving and the Maya ruins of Copán .Nicaragua has quietly stabilized politically and fought to stabilize the second poorest economy in the hemisphere [...]
Raising Roofs In Nicaragua
Comments OffA caravan of nine Toyota SUVs started out in the morning. Before nightfall three had developed a flat tire. That’s how bad the roads are in northern Nicaragua.
Msgr. Francis X. Schmidt, the retired pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Bridgeport, who was in expedition on May 7, wasn’t able to do anything about those [...]
Nicaragua History IV
Comments OffThe prospect of a peaceful political transition in the politically polarized country were considered so shaky that international observers were called in for the October 1996 elections, as they had been in 1990. Although the results were later contested, and some irregularities found, the elections proceeded peacefully and without incident. With 80% of the electorate [...]
