Full Coverage: Nicaragua
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News Stories
- Nicaragua promises to ease plight of poor at Financial Times - Tue, Jan 16, 2007
- Minister vows to pursue economic stability at Financial Times - Tue, Jan 16, 2007
- Ortega back in office in Nicaragua at Financial Times - Thu, Jan 11, 2007
- Ortega pledges to keep Nicaragua on capitalist path at Miami Herald (reg. req'd) - Thu, Jan 11, 2007
- US faces alliance of the left as Ortega sworn in at The Independent (UK) - Thu, Jan 11, 2007
Feature Articles
- Nicaragua rising: War-torn image gets a tourist makeover at USATODAY.com - Fri, Feb 16, 2007
- Nicaragua exports its poor at Le Monde diplomatique - Mon, Jan 08, 2007
- The Rediscovery of Nicaragua at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Sun, Dec 17, 2006
- Nicaragua's green lobby is leaving rainforest people 'utterly destitute' at The Guardian (UK). - Sun, Nov 26, 2006
- Fasten your seat belts at The Economist - Thu, Nov 09, 2006
- Daniel Ortega: Return of the Sandinista at The Independent (UK) - Wed, Nov 08, 2006
Opinion & Editorials
- Nicaragua's choice at Sacramento Bee - Sat, Nov 11, 2006
- Latin America's two left feet at Christian Science Monitor - Wed, Nov 08, 2006
- Ortega's Comeback: Charisma with an Iron Grip? at The Heritage Foundation - Tue, Nov 07, 2006
- Give Ortega a chance at The Guardian (UK). - Tue, Nov 07, 2006
- Who¿s the real Ortega? at Boston Herald - Tue, Nov 07, 2006
- The nine lives of Nicaragua's Ortega at Japan Times - Tue, Nov 07, 2006
Related Web Sites
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Nicaragua
- Includes facts-at-a-glance, and in-depth sections on the country's history, geography, economy, politics, and government.
- U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua
- provides consular information and an economic and commercial section.
- Wikipedia: Sandinista National Liberation Front
- history of the left-wing political party that ran Nicaragua from 1979-1990.
- Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (INTUR)
- site includes a region-by-region look at the country, and an overview of its history and culture.
- Walsh Report on Iran / Contra Affair
- final report of the independent counsel on the sale of U.S. arms to Iran and diversion of profits to Nicaraguan contra rebels.
- Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua
- Includes information on legislative activitites, and the country's laws.