For hundreds of years, explorers and governments have dreamed of a waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific. Proposed routes have ranged from Mexico to Colombia, but many have focused on Nicaragua. A ...

The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in ...

Nicaragua’s traditional “gritería” (Shout), celebrated every Dec. 7 in honor of the Immaculate Conception, marked its 150th anniversary last week amid debate over the government’s decision to ...