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- How to Use the "Directory of Seeds and Plants"
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- How to Make Virgin Coconut Oil With Milyn and Peter Christopher
- How to Use the "Directory of Seeds and Plants"
- Funny, Odd Sayings
- Five Months in Uvita, Costa Rica: A Summary
- Cost of Living in Nicaragua
- Cutting Through Internet Misinformation About Nicaragua By Pronicaragua And Other "Sources"
- What is the REAL truth about buying property in Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
- Farms for Volunteer / Homestay / WWOOF in Nicaragua
- Coconuts Need Salt: Fertilize Them With Salt or Seawater!
- Vaccination Requirements in Costa Rica
- Are Some Central America Forums Less Impartial Than Meets The Eye?
- Gringo Land Speculators In Nicaragua Are Sandinista Apologists
- Encouraging Innocence Abroad in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
- Entering El Salvador
- Real Estate Problems in Nicaragua - Confiscations, Sandinista Squatters, and Original Owner Rage
- Safety In Managua
- Ecological Developments in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Central America
- Conozca cómo Daniel Ortega preparó el fraude electoral
- Big Game Deep Sea Sport Fishing in Guanacaste Costa Rica
- Nicaragua Biting Yet Another Hand That Feeds It
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What's wrong with the U.S.A.?
Well, you know, it's a bit cliche at this point, but everything Mark has written on this website speaks to the demise of the US - though I think it's not going to be as quick as he seems to believe - the US will still be the richest country in the world until Europe unites, which will be another 25 years or more.
However, my original reason for going to Central America five years ago had to do with wanting to create a multi-cultural ecologically-sustainable, socially responsible community - eventually I hoped also to have education programs for students from many different countries. I wanted to lay down the privilege of living in the U.S. and live among the people Woody-Guthrie style. I ended up in Nicaragua because it was close enough to the U.S., because I listened to a bunch of tour guides who said it was a smart idea, because it seemed that Aleman was in jail and Ortega was on the way out. Shortly before I decided to buy a farm in Nicaragua for that project, I actually put down in paper my plans - which called for me doing it on Panama - read it here.
I might end up back in the U.S. We plan to visit within the next year. I love a lot of things about the U.S. At least from a distance!
Did you check out the new link I posted to the book by one of William Walker's partners? It's interesting to think back to those days - when "California" and "Nicaragua" were both semi-not-really-part-of-the-U.S. Was Walker going down as a racist to exploit Nicaraguans? Or is the actual story more complex? I'd like to see more primary sources to think more about that.