1. Nicaragua as a Tourist Destination
Tourism in Nicaragua – a practical guide A brochure on what you can see and do in the country. Wilderness. beaches, visit a volcano, Granada and Leon, the North region, Bluefields. The San Juan River Department possesses many places of interest such as San Carlos, the port of fishermen, Natural Wildlife Reserves, the Biological Reserve of Indío Maíz, and San Juan of Nicaragua. Bus terminals, monthly calendar and useful facts. From Nicaragua Tourism Board.
For more in depth tourist information: www.visitnicaragua.us or www.visitanicaragua.com
Adventure tourism in Nicaragua Hike in the Miraflor Nature Reserve in Estelí or Ometepe Island or Bosawás Nature Reserve. Swim, scuba dive on Corn Island. Kayak at Apoyo’s Crater Lagoon. Surf at Colorado in Tola or Maderas Beach in San Juan del Sur, Playa Hermosa. Go bird watching at the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Ometepe Island, La Flor Wildlife Refuge and the Cosigüina Peninsula. Try sport fishing in the San Juan del Sur region, San Juan River, and Lake Cocibolca. Go horseback riding, climb Nicaragua’s highest mountain, Mogotón. The Mombacho Nature Reserve, El Chocoyero, El Brujo Nature Reserve and Tisey Estanzuela Nature Reserve are the most popular places to go rappelling.
Nicaragua’s tourism experiences Sandboarding, wildlife, historic cities, boating, bird watching, cuisine, folk music and dance. Alfonso Velázquez park is the largest in Central America. Nicaragua Tourism Board.
Video: Nicaragua’s tourism minister interviewed by Kawsachun News
2. Dan Kovalik, John Perry: The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since Part 4 of a series. Three previous articles here (1, 2, 3) By July 2018, three months of violence—over 200 deaths on both sides, including 22 police officers, kidnappings, torture and destruction of property—had exhausted the Nicaraguan population, and they were desperate for the government to restore order. When the smoke cleared, many Sandinistas felt that the insurrection had a silver lining: enthusiasm for the party was rekindled and complacency about the dangers of counter-revolution had ended. The government also intensified its public works programs, knowing that private investment would be slow to recover. With striking (if typical) hypocrisy, Washington condemned Ortega’s government when it began clamping down on the NGOs which had fueled the coup attempt, by implementing a law very similar to regulations that have applied in the U.S. since the 1930s.
3. Upcoming Event by Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition ally
September 5: Nicaragua: Truth Versus Lies Organized by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group. John Perry; Abigail Espinoza Muñoz, active FSLN member, former councillor in Masaya; Roger McKenzie, International Editor, Morning Star.
4. Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition: nicasolidarity.net Our monthly zoom meetings: second Monday of the month (August 14), 2:30 PM ET email NicaraguaSolidarityCoalition@gmail.com to join the meeting or inquire about membership.
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