Articles

An article in the Chicago Tribune talks about President Ortega's foreign policy balancing act. It is a fairly decent article. While it has a bit of rhetoric, it is good enough for me to abort my project of writing a similar one for NicaLiving.

Where steamboat springs ventures, can Jinotega be far behind? article refers to location neutral jobs. Could it be that your stockbroker actually lives and works in Esteli? How would you know he doesn't?

Interesting notes on impacts with local society - just like we see here in Nicaragua.

Think Kilimanjaro is tops at $15US a pound? Or Starbucks at $4US a cup? This from Vancouver Canada beats all at $135Canadian a half pound

The Dallas Morning News has an editorial about Iran/Nicaragua relations. It starts with a tone that sounded like, well, something from Texas but concludes with a valid point.

An article in tomorrow's Wahsington Post offers some advice on buying real estate in Nicaragua. It starts with

Foreign Affairs reports on Venezuelan RCTV losing its broadcast license. But, much of the article draws parallels between CIA involvement in the propaganda related to this even and La Prensa of the 1980s in Nicaragua. Besides a parallel, there is actually a link.

A Znet article offers a serious look at how Latin America moves forward without the "help" of the US. You will find quite a bit of information that I haven't seen in the press--for example, an additional oil refinery in Equador that is a joint effort with Venezuela. Here are more details on the Nicaraguan one.

In a post in Itsallpolitics.com there are some "interesting" statistics about Nicaragua. (Actually, it is in a response to a post by someone very ill-informed.) Here is the list from the post.

1. Nicaragua has the highest adolescent pregnancy rate in Central America.
   

Friskyfrolic pointed me at an article that is Gorbachev talking about the Bush administration. It is titled "U.S. is Sowing World Disorder" and is published in canada.com.

Based on the read count on a recent article about retirement in Nicaragua, it appears to be a hot topic for NL members (and lurkers).

NACLA reports on CAFTA and maquilas in Nicaragua. Executive summary: bad news.

Seniorscopie has an article about Central America as the new retirement destination.

Hard to pick a title but this article in The Telegraph) (mostly) is about organic coffee

This END article offers a good look at the last 49 days of Somoza's rule in Nicaragua.

An editorial in the Guardian (UK) takes some serious swipes at the non-legacy of the Bush admini