Worldfocus » New Nicaragua http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Anti-Americanism fades and business booms in Nicaragua http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/03/anti-americanism-fades-and-business-booms-in-nicaragua/3898/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/03/anti-americanism-fades-and-business-booms-in-nicaragua/3898/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:05:23 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3898 At first glance, many Americans might not associate business with Nicaragua at all. After all, that country’s leader, Daniel Ortega, first came to power a generation ago with a militant anti-American message.

But times change, and Nicaragua is now promoting itself as a business-friendly country, and more and more Americans are traveling — or even moving — there. Worldfocus special correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson were a few that ventured to the Latin American country.

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