Nicaragua remains a mysterious and unknown land to many outsiders and is even an enigma to those of us who have chosen to live here or visit frequently. Equally enigmatic is the figure of President Daniel Ortega. Opinions are polarized...

Everyone buying property outside of North America needs to remember the famous words of Dorothy to Toto after being dropped into Oz: “I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore.”  When going overseas, especially to places that feel familiar, we...

Jaime and I traveled to Nicaragua on April 15 to visit Jason and bring him the latest news about the case. After standing in the prison line for about two hours on Monday morning, we were allowed to visit with...

Recently, the Strategic Group for Sexual Diversity Rights (GEDDS), a network of organizations that fight for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, transvestite and intersexual community (LGBTTTI), launched a study on the type of coverage Nicaragua’s major...

MANAGUA—There are few visible signs that Nicaragua had a traumatic Revolution 30 years ago. The ever-present soldiers with their AK-47s are gone, along with their jeeps and trucks. Gone, too, are the billboards, posters, murals, and graffiti with the revolutionary...

Well it’s been seven years now that our family has lived in Nicaragua. The number seven seems to have a lot of significance in relation to time, seven days in a week, seven years in a cycle, even the seven...

MATAGALPA- Indie rockers, singer/songwriters, folk pioneers, and revolutionary poets. These are all descriptions that apply to musicians Elsa Basil, Gaby Baca, Clara Grün, and Katia Cardenal, who rocked out Saturday night in honor of International Women’s Day. At a free...

Your little sister, thirteen years old, lives with your mother and your mother’s live-in boyfriend, while you live in another city. Suddenly you get news that your little sister is pregnant. The guilty party is the guy your mother calls...

There was a blue calm that evening, As if manifested by berry fields inMaine Where the sudden stirring of leaves is all you hear And know that with each unsaid whisper Your life harshly slips away – And there is...

As our friends and associates know, we are highly supportive of Nicaragua. It is our chosen home and we are involved in many local and expat activities here. It is with regret that I find myself writing this story, which...