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Hi folks. I am planning a trip to Nicaragua in preparation for a permanent move. It's been in the planning stages for 10 years and my how time flys. I visited Nicaragua my first time in the summer of 1983 as a college student studying Spanish and living with a Sandinista host family.

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Excellent and very positive article about Nicaragua, specifically the new call centers that are coming online soon. Recommended!

I saw a very interesting news story on FOX yesterday, there are 25 farms in El Salvador growing iguanas for export to the US, to the tune of 500,000 a year! There is a tremendous market here in pet stores.

I've been researching and this program seems to be primarily directed at groups of women. Here's what I've found and any additional info would be appreciated . A group of 15 women are loaned money (the amount seems to be around $300).

Will it work? How much to run an operation like that? Any comments would be great. It seems no matter where I have been in th eworld there is always an Irish Bar for people to dine/drink at.

I have a small business wich allows me to work on my own time, also get paid weekly and most of the time very well, but the thing is I need another contact to work with. I work with a contact in Miami, I do telemarketing for them, along with 4 team members more, we work individually therefore we get paid by production, is not that bad, but I would like to see if I could be contacted by someone also in the states to see if we could work for them too.

I thought of this yesterday and bounced it off Ana. It makes sense to her. In fact, she might do it. So, here goes.

You set up "Gringo Guides". The quick summary is that it is an escort service but in the real sense--not the "rent a woman" kind. That is, you hook up Gringos visiting an area with a local person to show them around.

I somewhat accidentally tripped on a "private currency" idea called RipplePay. You can read about it here. This will look very "foreign" to anyone who has not thought about community currency systems such as a LETS. But, I think it has some potential.

while reading elnido's beer post, i asked my self....are there any micro breweries in nica? i remember "EL ESTABLO", but that is long gone.

I wish I had as much time as ideas. But, here is one. Or two.

My first thought was a "Made in Nicaragua" store. But, it seems that something like that would be more a "tourist trap" than a useful business. But, that's idea one.

Not sure if I should contact FYL to adverstise my services. FYL if ur reading this I tried emailing but it appears your no accepting any emails. Please contact me.

Regards, Carlos

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Here in Honduras, the United Arab Emirates (and several others) have been toying with land and rights purchases for quite a while. Then, perhaps suddenly, in 2006, two or more outfits opted for purchases or lease options on the Caribbean coast (currenty not 100% public information, remarkably, but said to be out near Trujillo, and beyond, on the edge of the Mosquitia -- in Paul Theroux Country).

Is anyone in the office furniture business seeking below wholesale price office furniture? Let me know if you are. I can provide high quality office furniture at very low prices.

Would appreciate opinions...I am still not clear on money conversions and transactions in NI. If I wanted to pay cash for a farm with a 25K price (in dollars), would I be able to take 12,578,250 colones or 25,000 dollars cash to a bank and exchange either of those for 427,750 cordobas cash?

I keep hearing about the places to go to get the nice locally made furniture and other home decorating items but do any of these places have web sites? There was a post from a owner of a woodturning (?) co.