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[–] aztlanshark ago  (edited ago)

Can confirm. Lived there for 8 months and it sounds like you’ve spent some time there too. All true. Brand new highway system, booming tourist towns, first world bars and restaurants opening. Only thing is, the greatest growth is largely attributable to westerners (largely Canadians) opening businesses and bringing capital with them, which to me does seem like a form of neocolonialism. But hey, maybe it’ll have the “trickle down” effect.

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[–] goatboy ago  (edited ago)

I don't know what neocolonialism means since all the investment planning and implementation was done by the Nicaraguan government, but the Nica's don't seem to mind the job opportunities or the white people supervisors and business owners. In fact, Nica's tend to be a little skeptical of medium and large size businesses if an American or Canadian isn't visibly at the top.

The racial history of Nicaragua is very unique. It's a land of Indian-african mixed slaves, tobacco plantation owners, pirates, conquistadors, American gold miners, and transient sailors. It's a very weird mix of high IQ, hard working, high risk taking, people.