Country Archive
Nothing but Fun at Rancho Santana
Date: 07/29/2008 Author: Suzan HaskinsTuesday, July 29, 2008
Read more about Nicaragua in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Dear International Living Reader,
I pack my guitar whenever Suzan and I go to Rancho Santana. I sit and pick with my friend and Rancho resident Tommy Gordon, have a few cold beers, and watch the sun set on all those Pacific coast surfers.
It’s the perfect place for rest and relaxation, and we had a chance to go there a few weeks ago for nothing but fun...but Suzan still had to write about it. She doesn’t play guitar, so she writes for relaxation. I’m not kidding. She’ll tell you all about our Rancho Santana mini-vacation below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
The Latest Scoop on Nicaragua
Date: 07/14/2008 Author: Laura SheridanMonday, July 14, 2008
Dear International Living Reader,
Suzan and I lived in Nicaragua for the first four months of Daniel Ortega’s latest presidency.
We kept waiting for the sky to fall. We’re back in country this week, and so far the only things we see that have fallen are the real estate prices. Get an update on the situation below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
Discovering Nicaragua’s New Value Play
Date: 07/13/2008 Author: Dan PrescherSunday, July 13, 2008
Read more about Nicaragua in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Dear International Living Reader,
I’m trying to get some writing done, but I can’t keep my eyes off the ocean.
About 20 young surfers dot the water just to the right of the rocky point where I’m sitting. Watching them work the incoming waves is like watching the waves themselves…hypnotic, endlessly fascinating.
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Thanks to Daniel Ortega, Beach Prices Are a Steal
Date: 05/16/2008Friday, May 16, 2008
Read more about Nicaragua in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Along the southern Pacific coast of Nicaragua are rocky outcrops and pounding surf. Although frequently compared to the coast of Southern California, this doesn’t do Nicaragua’s Pacific coast justice in my mind. The wave breaks along this stretch of the Pacific attract surfers from all over the world…dramatic rock formations and ridges present unparalleled ocean vistas…and the brilliant scarlet and orange sunsets are truly jaw-dropping.
Read OnHere Comes the Sun Again
Date: 10/26/2007Sunny skies finally returned to much of Nicaragua this week, giving people a break from the constant rains and helping aid relief efforts in the northern highlands. Storms have pelted the prime coffee growing region for 50 days. They have dumped more rain here in past weeks than Hurricane Mitch did in 1998.
Read OnNicaragua, My Home
Date: 06/25/2007In Managua there exists an attitude I call “energetic optimism,” as new businesses open and grow. New construction is everywhere you look, from small homes to large commercial centers.
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