Recent Articles about Nicaragua

...............................................................................................................................................................................

USA Today
Peaceful times for tourists in country remebered for strife
By Greg Risling, Associated Press

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua — I'm paddling down an estuary in a kayak that snakes through a private nature reserve. A sense of serenity washes over me as a group of white herons flocks to a marsh and the thunderous crash of waves from the Pacific Ocean rumbles in the distance.

Tourists observe the sunset on the beach of San Juan del Sur, 88 miles, south of Managua, Nicaragua.Esteban Felix, AP

It's quiet and remote but best of all it's peaceful. Yeah, peaceful. This is, after all, Nicaragua, where revolution and civil wars raged until 1990 as the Sandinistas came to power and then were fought by U.S.-backed rebels. Unlike Costa Rica, its neighbor to the south, Nicaragua is still perceived by many U.S. citizens as a dangerous place, with little to offer travelers.

But, as my wife and I watched the birds from our kayak, the only threats we encountered were the menacing sounds from howler monkeys eyeing us from the trees above.

Despite efforts to improve its image, Nicaragua has a ways to go before it gets the full respect of other countries. Even in nearby Costa Rica, I was unable to exchange Nicaragua's cordobas for cash. The banker looked at me and said outside of Nicaragua, the currency is worthless.

I couldn't have disagreed more. As I tucked the bills away in my pocket, I knew that they would come in handy again one day when I return.

Nicaragua, Best Deal?
Published: Feb 4th, 2005
Source: Wall Streeet Journal
DOLLAR'S PERFORMANCE: Up 17%
BEST DEAL: Old colonial house, $100,000

Nicaragua Dollar up 17%; deluxe new resorts
Nicaragua? For many Americans, the name alone conjures images of revolutionaries and civil war. But that all ended 15 years ago, time enough to build infrastructure and some deluxe properties. Just last October, the group that runs the Lapa Rios ecolodge in Costa Rica opened a sister property in Playa Ocotal, Nicaragua, called Morgan's Rock. Now, Leigh Ann Cloutier of Rico Tours in Austin, Texas, books travelers on joint jaunts to the Four Seasons in Costa Rica and then on to Morgan's Rock; she hires cars and drivers for the roughly three-hour trip between the two resorts.

Travelers who have been to both countries say Nicaragua is like Costa Rica was 20 years ago, except there's even more on view, from an active volcano to a rich history. "It was an extraordinary learning experience," says Alan Bloch, a retired investment manager from Los Angeles who took his wife and two daughters there a few months ago. Mr. Bloch says the draw wasn't just in talking to people about the war and the political history, it was also about meeting adventurous people from around the world. The family swam on a private beach, planted trees and visited a butterfly farm.

Some travelers are so enthusiastic they're investing in the country and even buying homes. Jeff Kaller, a real-estate executive from St. Augustine, Fla., recently decided Nicaragua is "poised to explode"

...............................................................................................................................................................................

Nicaragua: Where Ondine Cohane gets sporty

By Ondine Cohane - March 2005

Nicaragua's bounty

Weekends are spent at the beach, where locals prepare the daily catch over wood fires — a humble and delicious tradition

By MARIE PERUCCA-RAMIREZ and JULIO RAMIREZ  Monterey County Herald

In Nicaragua, weekends are for picnicking by the shore, relaxing in the cooling sea breezes and enjoying the flavorful seafood sold in little stands and restaurants dotting the beach.

Fishermen return from the sea in the early morning hours and they are greeted at the shore by cooks eagerly waiting to pick out their fish as the small boats unload their catch. Seagulls wheel in the sky as the fish are cleaned and carried off in buckets to the seaside restaurants. By midday the air is filled with the scent of seafood cooking over wood fires: deep-fried whole snapper, sea bass and corvina served with tangy fresh fruit salsas. 

Nicaragua's Corn Islands, an unspoiled Paradise
This Central American outpost is far off the travel grid, but the payoff is solitude, scenery and some of the best water sports in the Caribbean — at bargain rates.

By Diane Wedner, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 6, 2007
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua
This is the way you picture island resorts looking 50 years ago. Standing on the tiny municipal pier of Little Corn Island, about 40 miles off eastern Nicaragua, I can see fishermen and pastel-colored casitas and jungle. It is bliss — but it's no St. Bart's.
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-corn8apr08
..............................................................................................................................................................................

Voyages of rediscovery.

Once marred by violence, four beautiful countries want you back.
April 27, 2005: 2:05 PM EDT
By Donna Rosato, MONEY Magazine

NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) - Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua.

A war or another well-publicized horror can keep tourists away for generations, but these countries have quietly recovered from past troubles with their beauty intact and their history well preserved. Tourists have yet to return in force, so crowds are down and prices are low.

Travelers who want the familiarity of, say, St. Thomas or the guidebook-friendly ease of Paris won't consider these to be dream destinations -- you trade the comforts of a well-established tourism network for real adventure.

But each offers an experience that you can't find anywhere else. So don't cross these countries off your list because of what you think you'll find there. You could miss not only a good deal but a vacation unlike any you, or anyone you know, has ever taken.

..............................................................................................................................................................................

US seniors Go south - Way south
The cost of living in the US has retirees heading to former cold war hot spots.
By Sara B. Miller
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor  from the April 28, 2004 edition

GRANADA, NICARAGUA – For many Americans, Nicaragua is still best known for left-wing guerrillas and right-wing strongmen. Its tumultuous past was immortalized by P.J. O'Rourke, along with places like Lebanon and communist Poland, in his 1988 book, "Holidays in Hell."

But 15 years later, this Central American nation is emerging as a US retirement heaven. Inexpensive colonial mansions line Granada's streets. Cheap land surrounds picturesque crater lakes and active volcanoes. And the cost of living is a fraction of what it is in the United States.

Going south - even south of the border - is nothing new for seniors. Americans have long been retiring to expatriate communities in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. But as those destinations boom, Nicaragua - as well as Honduras and other nations once considered infernos of the cold war - is becoming a new frontier for today's retirees.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0428/p01s04-woam.html

...............................................................................................................................................................................

<< Previous

nicaragua real estate , nicaragua real estate for sale , nicaragua real estate agents , nicaragua beachfront real estate , nicaragua property , nicaragua property for sale , hotel nicaragua , hotel nicaragua San Juan del Sur , san juan del sur nicaragua , nicaragua san juan , nicaragua oceanfront real estate , Property Investment nicaragua , travel information nicaragua , real estate investment nicaragua , retire in nicaragua , san juan del sur nicaragua real estate , granada nicaragua real estate , Villas and condominiums nicaragua , residential neighborhood nicaragua , Rental Choices nicaragua , nicaragua lodging , buying property in nicaragua , real estate investing nicaragua , nicaragua surf , central America real estate , panama real estate , Rental Program income nicaragua , costa rica property , costa rica real estate , costa rica real estate for sale , costa rica real estate investment , retiring costa rica , investing in costa rica real estate , costa rica oceanfront real estate , Web Promotion & Search Engine Optimization ,Web Designing and Hosting ,Website Design ,