Posts Tagged: "Central America"

Changing Rural Lives through Renewable Energy in Nicaragua

by Annika Hipple » 1 October 2010 at 3:23 pm

Imagine having to walk for an hour just to get drinking water or wash your clothes. Or being forced to rely on candlelight and gas lamps for all your household chores and other activities after dark. That’s what daily life is like for many rural people in Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in the […]

Central America to Open Its Borders

by Ethical Traveler » 4 January 2005 at 11:54 pm

Officials from nine Central American countries met last month to work out a plan for looser border regulations – a first step toward operating as a regional unit similar to the European Union. Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama and the Dominican Republic collaborated to change border policies to allow greater freedom in travel and […]