Juanno's blog

http://www.chamberoftheamericas.com/programs.html

Quote" Minister Salinas prefers to promote the diversity of Nicaragua rather than the commonality with Costa Rica".....

Kudos to Mario say I.

Call me cynical but I'm betting Frank Gallo, Retired Air Force Officer, Writer, and Real Estate Executive is selling his own Nicaragua property and looking at Panama.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/120720-maya-temple-el-zo...

...Some 1,600 years ago, the Temple of the Night Sun was a blood-red beacon visible for miles and adorned with giant masks of the Maya sun god as a shark, blood drinker, and jaguar.

Long since lost to the Guatemalan jungle, the temple is finally showing its faces to archaeologists, and revealing new clues about the rivalrous kingdoms of the Maya.

http://www.wealthx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Wealth-X-World-Ultra-W...

...This comprehensive analysis captures the size of the UHNW population by region and country. That is what makes our report different - we count the UHNW individuals one by-one, based on our intelligence. Wealth-X defines UHNW as those people with a net worth of at least US$30 million.

Nicaragua has 180 of them. See page 42 of the report (not the pdf page number).

So, we know fyl is one of them, who are the other 179.

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/258266-epn-pondra-operacion-n...

The last national flag shipping line, the Mamenic Line, was owned by the Somoza family. After the Revolution it became Naviera Nicaragua (Nicaraguan Shipping) but was declared bankrupt after the electoral defeat of the first Ortega government

However, the National Port Company, EPN, aims to have a boat ready to be part of the first (new) Nicaraguan flag shipping line, said the President of that institution, Virgilio Silva.

After reading some of the recent long posts.....I am wondering if its something in the southern air.

However; If I see any hip waders on sale in Canada, how many pairs should I buy.

If not required for the BS on here, maybe fyl has a need for them up at compostville.

We are actually on a B.C. Ferry from Tsawwassen, Vancouver to Swartz Bay, Vancouver Island. Just a few thousand miles north of our regular spot on the same ocean!!

"María's Big Adventure" as the trip has been dubbed.

"Jinotega, Girlfriend of the mountain"

This diligent historian, a member of the Nicaraguan Academy of Geography and History, spent three years of his life collecting the material for the book.

www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/256776-jinotega-novia-de-montana

Some of you in business here in Nicaragua need to be aware of this new law. Especially if you are handling money transfers from unknown individuals.

This law was to include the real estate sector but they don't appear to have identified them directly in the law that was passed.

Not trying to make lawyers rich here but, maybe run it by your lawyer for an opinion on how it could affect you. The powers are quite far reaching.

Colombian accused of spying

From today's La Prensa

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/06/14/ambito/105083-acusan-a-colombiano-...

The Army announced the arrest of a Colombian citizen who is accused of espionage and theft of secret documents, which in the opinion of General Julio Cesar Aviles Castillo, "Was a threat to national security and defense".

According to the army boss, intelligence agencies and military counterintelligence have been monitoring information on the Colombian; Luis Felipe Ríos Castaño who is now charged with espionage.

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/254534-parlamento-inicia-proc...

Committee on Infrastructure and Public Services to consult with 14 other commissions and independent organizations

Canal to allow the passage of large ships between the Caribbean and the Pacific to be completed within a maximum of 10 years at a cost of $30 Billion.

Daniel Ortega's government plans to build the canal for deep draft vessels in a period not exceeding 10 years.

Rather than do a "Fly this Post to Cuba"...I figured I would pick up on something Vantexan said in another post.

He said; "FedEx is announcing major restructuring of the Express division(I'm an Express courier). Within three years most Express couriers will be part-time. So it looks more important than ever to find an affordable, liveable place I'd enjoy"

News Releases, May 30, 2012

http://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2012-05-30/broadband-in-latin-...

...Broadband is expanding rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, but the region still lags behind the world’s most advanced nations in terms of coverage, access and adoption of information and communication technology services delivered through fast networks, according to a new report released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Clinton Releases Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011

Report: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper

Nicaragua: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?dynamic...

As a former ‘Food Basket of Central America’, Nicaragua imports a surprising $9 million of vegetables every year. Producers say that in order to reduce that dependency, a national plan needs to focus on improving the production of the estimated 12,000 farmers in the vegetable business. Even some of the more common vegetables such as onions, carrots, broccoli and celery are imported at the rate of 60% of total consumption. Growers will meet in July in Matagalpa to discuss policies and to turn the problem around so that import figures become export statistics.

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/252422-limpian-registros-de-p...

Four Public Registrars and 15 other officials of the Public Registry of Property and Commercial Property have been removed from office.

Serious anomalies in the performance of their duties.

Speaking to reporters, the president of the Supreme Court said that the disorder found in the Public Registry of the South Atlantic Autonomous Region, RAAS, based in Bluefields, only exceeds that found in the Register of San Carlos, Rio San Juan, where The Recorder and seven employees were fired.