Nica-American novelist Silvio Sirias in HECHO magazine
bySilvio Sirias – Author By Joshua Berman Photo courtesy of Silvio Sirias His childhood bridged both Nicaraguan and U.S. culture, so novelist Silvio Sirias has a…
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“Survivor Nicaragua” officially teased in preview video
byThe producers of CBS’s “Survivor” sure make Nicaragua, where their 21st season is set, sound awesome and untamed! “This is Nicaragua! It is a…
Your Mom. This Mothers’ Day, honor her with a small (or large) donation for education in Nicaragua
byDoes your mother really need another doily? Here’s a different way to honor her: support the mothers of Empowerment International, who live in outlying…
LAND makes first splash: Nica Times article describes film’s “Racy Look at Nicaragua’s Land Boom”
byIn a Nica Times article entitled “Documentary Takes Racy Look at Nicaragua’s Land Boom,” Tim Rogers interviews Canadian director and producer Julian Pinder about…
Article in Worldview Magazine: FIRE TRUCKS AND WATER FILTERS
byMore than 200,000 people have served in the U.S. Peace Corps during the 49 years that the program has been around. Many Returned Peace…
Nicaragua and Belize make “the world’s 14 top retirement havens” in new book HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS
byThree Central American countries (Nicaragua, Belize, and Panama) are among “The world’s fourteen top retirement havens,” as listed in HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS: Everything…
LAND: Hard-hitting trailer for feature documentary on foreign development in Nicaragua
byWow, it’s good to see someone taking this issue by the horns and giving it a good shake! Watch the LAND trailer from Canadian…
Rest In Peace Salvador Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet, songwriter, musician
byNicaragua has lost one of its most iconic poets, Salvador Cardenal, one-half of the famed Duo Guardabarranco. Salvador died this week from a blood…
Photo-essay on gold mining in Nicaragua
byIt doesn’t happen very often, so I get a cheap thrill whenever Nicaragua gets BoingBoinged: HOWTO mine gold in Nicaragua “A photo-essay by James…
From the Nicaragua T-shirt files…
byI took this photo in northern Nicaragua in 1998. “DON’T BLAME ME I VOTED REPUBLICAN,” walking past the regional FSLN office in La Trinidad,…