MANAGUA, Nicaragua – It would be an engineering feat of gargantuan proportions – a $40 billion Chinese-built canal across Nicaragua to boost the flow of ships between the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega wants to open up a dialogue with Laura Chinchilla's successor as president of Costa Rica, according to Nicaraguan analysts in a report by the news agency EFE.
The government of Costa Rica announced Tuesday that it would file a new complaint against Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, this time for alleged seizure of maritime territory offered by Managua to international oil companies.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday ratified a controversial constitutional amendment scrapping presidential term limits and paving the way for President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election in 2016.
While Costa Rica remains Central America’s top tourist destination, the region’s six other countries are vying to lure tourists and increase revenues by aggressively investing in airports, cruise-ship facilities, hotels and other tourism infrastructure. Here's a comprehensive rundown.
Miss Nicaragua 2013 Nastassja Bolívar had her crown taken away, according to a statement from the country's local Miss Universe franchise. The surprise move has shocked the country.
The director of the franchise, Karen Celebertti, decided that Bolívar "will have no involvement in the official events" for the Miss Nicaragua Organization. Celebertti alleged that the conflict began shortly after Bolívar was elected to represent Nicaragua, and insubordination led to the beauty queen losing her title.
Between all the ancestral claims and secret canals, 2013 proved to be one bizarre-o year for diplomatic relations between the two Central American neighbors.
"Comandante Cero" alleged that Costa Rica's public security vice minister payed the international police organization to issue a red alert against him, a charge the Costa Rican official scoffed at.
