Nicaragua

La Isla Ometepe is an island in Lake Nicaragua dating from the pre-Columbian period, made up entirely of two active volcanoes, Concepcion and Maderas. The name Ometepe, in fact, literally means "two hills" in Nahuatl, the original indigenous language.

Just 50 km south of Managua, Nicaragua, the city of Granada is a popular tourist destination. An exciting day trip from Granada is to Isla de Ometepe, a 276-square km island flanked by two volcanoes with virgin forests and white sand beaches in between.

With Latin America leaning further and further left, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega approaches new elections he is sure to win, propped up by the Castro brothers in Cuba and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.

Consider Nicaragua for retirement. While not for everyone, Nicaragua does offer the opportunity to live well on much less yet offering an alternative lifestyle learning a new culture and exploration. Not far from the USA yet different in exciting ways.

From the Nicaraguan border, high in the Sierra Piedra Grande, Highway 1 drops into the lower desert of southern Honduras and then across the narrow istmus of land into El Salvador.

San Juan Del Sur is the #1 beach playground for Nicaragua, with a history dating back to the Gold Rush Days of California.

Leon, Granada's sister city and long time antithesis, is an intact Spanish colonial treasure house of architecture, art and culture.

Nicaragua is a country of contrasts, from the very poor to the very rich and going through economic changes. Entering the nation from the Honduras border is an experience of official ineptitude but slightly charming, as long as you're not in a hurry.

Are you a fan of "Survivor: Nicaragua"? Meet Dr. Jillian Behm, the eighth member voted out of the Espada tribe during the 21st season of the hit reality show.

The winner of "Survivor Nicaragua" is announced. Sash takes a beating from the jury, plus recaps and highlights.

It was fun watching Fabio become the youngest winner on Survivor. On the other hand quitters shouldn't be rewarded by allowing to sit on the jury.

Survivor Nicaragua started out with old versus young. The soul survivor and winner of the $1,000,000 also became the youngest player ever to win the game.

Chase promised Fabio to take him on a reward next, but then chose to take Sash and Holly on the reward, which included their family members. Although Chase made his tribemates angry, most felt threatened by Jane.

Tears flowed as family members paid a brief visit to the survivors. Alliances were once again broken and promises betrayed. It's down to the finals on Surivior Nicaragua.

With two weeks left on Survivor Nicaragua;Old versus Young there are three cast members over forty and three under thirty remaining in the competition. Who will walk away with the 1,000,000 prize?

Recap and review of Survivor Nicaragua episode "You Started, You're Finishing"

In Survivor Nicaragua episode 11, Naonka and Purple Kelly want to quit. The rain won't let up, and they are cold. After they announce their desire to quit, Jeff, gives the two the afternoon to make sure they want to go through with their decision.

In Survivor Nicaragua episode 10, Brenda thinks that she is the king, and Sash is her queen. Power shifts easily in this game, and Holly came up with an idea to try to take her out.

In Survivor Nicaragua episode 8, Naonka showed her true colors when she was caught stealing food from the tribe. She deflected the blame on one of her friends, and ended up walking away better than she should have.