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Originally Posted by deltav
It has a bit of the inexpensive 3rd-world tropical allure mixed with a comparatively stable infrastructure & government/society, far moreso than most other Central American countries. Also they long ago threw their hat in with tourism (including "eco-tourism") as a major income generator, so they haven't overly developed (yet) the beautiful tracts of mountains, rainforest, beaches, etc.
Yeah, Nicaragua's been on my radar lately, have some friends there right now actually. I'm guessing it'll take a number of years for the tourism machine to get rolling there in earnest.
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Costa Rica is getting plenty developed, every year sucks a little more than the one before. After 4 years I am constantly thinking about how I am ready to get out of there. Also it is not inexpensive, it has the worst inflation in Central America and the cost of basic amenities is constantly going up. The government is selling out hardcore to China as well. Costa Rica is going to be really shitty in another decade or two.
In regards to the tourism machine in Nicaragua, it will never get rolling in my opinion. Education is shit, it's not nearly as exotic as neighboring countries, and the level of poverty. It's an alright country to visit if you like Latin America but I can't see it changing from what it is anytime soon. Sure people are buying up property in San Juan del Sur and Granada but it doesn't mean much really.