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Adventures in Nicaragua is a program, available on DVD which takes the viewer on a whirlwind tour of Nicaragua, its Majestic Lakes and Volcanoes, Colonial Cities, and exciting adventures!
Available Sept. 07 through Amazon.com
www.adventuresinn icaraguadvd.com
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This is the true story of American citizen, Eric Volz, who has been wrongfully imprisoned in Nicaragua for a murder he did not commit. For more information please visit http://www.friendsof ericvolz.com or http://www.myspace.c om/freeericvolz
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Oct 1996
As Daniel Ortega looks set to claim victory in Nicaragua's presidential elections, we consider the transformation of the Sandinista guerrila movement into a modern day political force. Once, the Sandinistas led a violent and bloody revolution against the country's ruling elite. Now, we profile the revolutionaries who have exchanged their guns for the ballet box.
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In 1979, the Sandinistas won a popular revolution in Nicaragua, putting an end to decades of the corrupt US-backed Somoza dictatorship. They based their reformist ideology on that of the English Co-operative Movement, but was to prove too 'radical' for the Reagan administration.
In this film, Pilger describes the achievements of the Sandinistas and their "threat of a good example".
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on April 9, 2007 a huge swell from the southern hemisphere hit the entire pacific coast from chile to california, the biggest surf was focused directly at nicaragua
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Aug 2003
Each year, the poor of Nicaragua line up for the annual Ben Hur chariot race.
With a new house as first prize, the race offers contestants a chance to escape their life of poverty. But the race's glamour is ultimately belied by its participants' sustained poverty and untenable hopes.
![Managua (from the \"Adventures in Nicaragua\" DVD)](http://img.youtube.com/vi/JCGM1K-afNo/2.jpg "Managua (from the \\"Adventures in Nicaragua\\" DVD)")
